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M2.8 Earthquake near STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (Spain)

UTC time: 2025-10-03 20:25:07 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 3, 2025 at 20:25 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (Spain). At around 74 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Spain: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 7 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.4.

Details

ID
8616d9d71a03e4c2c322feca89542a6e2184a867
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
73.7 km
UTC time
2025-10-03 20:25:07 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Spain
Source
emsc
Coordinates
36.37120, -4.82860
Temperature
20.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 73.7 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 73.7 km
Intermediate
73.7 km
73.7 km — deeper than the regional average (9.6 km)
Regional average: 9.6 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

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Airports

  • Málaga-Costa del Sol AirportSpain · AGP · LEMG
    44.8 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 · 742 Catalogue entries

Of 741 other entries for this area and period, 67 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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