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M2.9 Earthquake near LEBANON - SYRIA REGION (Lebanon)

UTC time: 2025-09-30 13:06:00 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near LEBANON - SYRIA REGION (Lebanon) on September 30, 2025 at 13:06 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 2 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

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

Details

ID
64b9acaaf3e508c00e76ce9a90a770f807e6a272
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
2.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-30 13:06:00 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Lebanon
City
mhafzt jbl lbnan
Source
emsc
Coordinates
33.86250, 35.70630
Temperature
26.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 2 km
Shallow
2 km
2 km — shallower than the regional average (5.9 km)
Regional average: 5.9 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Felt reports

32felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Oct 1, 2025, 2:36 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Beirut Rafic Hariri International AirportLebanon · BEY · OLBA
    20.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

Lebanon

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 3 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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