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M5.8 Earthquake near Western Mediterranean Sea

UTC time: 2025-10-28 15:07:15 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
741.0 km
Source
GFZ

Western Mediterranean Sea

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M5.8 Earthquake near Western Mediterranean Sea · 2025-10-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.8 Earthquake near Western Mediterranean Sea · 2025-10-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.8 earthquake was recorded near Western Mediterranean Sea on October 28, 2025 at 15:07 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 741 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
60dec83197833b175e2ab2d140e62e1859058b39
Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
741.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-28 15:07:15 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
42.77000, 4.18000
Temperature
17.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 741 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 741 km
Deep
741 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Sète80.7 kmNW40'736
Montpellier96.7 kmN248'252
Marseille113.9 kmNE877'215

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Olot Volcanic Field
    Distance: 151 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 893 m ·Spain
  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 349 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Béziers Vias airportFrance · BZR · LFMU
    91.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Montpellier-Méditerranée AirportFrance · MPL · LFMT
    91.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-13

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours2
First 72 hours3
Strongest subsequent eventM2.6
M1.92025-10-29 10:54:56 UTC111.4 kmQuarry blast of magnitude 1.9, near of Montpellier (France hexagonale) M2.12025-10-29 10:54:56 UTC105.5 kmNEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE M1.72025-10-30 10:51:08 UTC104.5 kmBages M1.62025-11-03 10:55:34 UTC138.7 kmQuarry blast of magnitude 1.6, near of Béziers (France hexagonale) M1.02025-11-04 06:48:57 UTC113.3 kmQuarry blast of magnitude 1.0, near of Perpignan (France hexagonale) M1.32025-11-04 10:54:42 UTC116.9 kmArgelliers M2.32025-11-04 13:45:46 UTC147.7 kmEvent of magnitude 2.3, near of Toulon (France hexagonale) M2.22025-11-04 13:45:46 UTC147.8 kmNEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE M2.12025-11-04 14:19:27 UTC149.3 kmFrance métropolitaine M1.72025-11-05 09:28:20 UTC140.6 kmExplosion of magnitude 1.7, near of Toulon (France hexagonale) M1.62025-11-05 11:36:21 UTC111.4 kmQuarry blast of magnitude 1.6, near of Béziers (France hexagonale) M2.62025-11-06 05:50:34 UTC101.4 kmFitou

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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