Greenland

M1.5 Earthquake near Sermersooq (Greenland)

UTC time: 2025-09-22 01:09:15 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.5 earthquake was recorded near Sermersooq (Greenland) on September 22, 2025 at 01:09 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 3 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by GEUS.

Details

ID
8098f8f424923e7568894b4ca029f030e1aed16f
Magnitude
M1.5
Depth
2.7 km
UTC time
2025-09-22 01:09:15 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Sermersooq
Source
geus_gl
Coordinates
65.42300, -37.16700

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 2.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 2.7 km
Shallow
2.7 km
2.7 km — shallower than the regional average (11.5 km)
Regional average: 11.5 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

  • Kulusuk AirportGreenland · KUS · BGKK
    16.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-13

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

13 Sep 2025 – 13 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 508 Catalogue entries

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