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M5.4 Earthquake near North Atlantic Ocean

UTC time: 2025-12-12 19:15:17 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USP

North Atlantic Ocean

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M5.4 Earthquake near North Atlantic Ocean · 2025-12-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.4 Earthquake near North Atlantic Ocean · 2025-12-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On December 12, 2025 at 19:15 UTC, a magnitude M5.4 earthquake occurred near North Atlantic Ocean. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
6bc6a6f523cf6e5900f2f1e135734e008eec96d6
Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-12 19:15:17 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usp
Coordinates
24.89362, -62.97504

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Road Town738.9 kmS8'449
San Juan784.4 kmSW418'140
Santiago de los Caballeros998.4 kmSW1'200'000

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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

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
650
Country (24h)
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