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M1.8 Earthquake near PYRENEES (Spain)

UTC time: 2025-10-27 03:20:55 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 27, 2025 at 03:20 UTC, a magnitude M1.8 earthquake occurred near PYRENEES (Spain). With a focal depth of about 29 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. 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. Spain: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 9 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.4.

Details

ID
666771915df5a6b9f5ab70d5ba8c145ded4a5b79
Magnitude
M1.8
Depth
28.7 km
UTC time
2025-10-27 03:20:55 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Spain
City
Euskadi
Source
emsc
Coordinates
43.17740, -1.96350
Temperature
5.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 28.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 28.7 km
Shallow
28.7 km
28.7 km — deeper than the regional average (9.6 km)
Regional average: 9.6 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

  • Olot Volcanic Field
    Distance: 384 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 893 m ·Spain
  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 488 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • San Sebastián AirportSpain · EAS · LESO
    24.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Biarritz Pays Basque airportFrance · BIQ · LFBZ
    48.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06

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

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Context for this earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 744 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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