M2.2 Earthquake near WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA

UTC time: 2025-07-14 06:02:00 UTC Local time:
Magnitude
M2.2
Depth
12.1 km
Source
EMSC

WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA

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About this earthquake

On July 14, 2025 at 06:02 UTC, a magnitude M2.2 earthquake occurred near WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 12 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

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

Details

ID
65d11e8c301e37bb9ee301a320e43249db9a5bc7
Magnitude
M2.2
Depth
12.1 km
UTC time
2025-07-14 06:02:00 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
emsc
Coordinates
36.60740, -1.90440
Temperature
26.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 12.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 12.1 km
Shallow
12.1 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

Volcanoes nearby

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Almería AirportSpain · LEI · LEAM
    49.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-16

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

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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