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M1.9 Earthquake near Gällivare kommun (Sweden)

UTC time: 2025-12-17 07:59:44 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.9 earthquake was recorded near Gällivare kommun (Sweden) on December 17, 2025 at 07:59 UTC. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

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

Details

ID
6e0bdbf0a3a553f4a3bda7e1d4195f793571c791
Magnitude
M1.9
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-17 07:59:44 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Gällivare kommun
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
67.55800, 19.48900

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 0 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 0 km
Shallow
0 km
0 km — shallower than the regional average (6.6 km)
Regional average: 6.6 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

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Kiruna AirportSweden · KRN · ESNQ
    46.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

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

21 Sep 2025 – 21 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 14 Catalogue entries

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