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M2.8 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-09-18 20:06:47 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
26.9 km
Source
IPGP

Earthquake location (15.539, -60.938)

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near Earthquake location (15.539, -60.938) on September 18, 2025 at 20:06 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 27 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by IPGP.

Details

ID
89a1afb1381e219467d238fb8e76941de632d3ac
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
26.9 km
UTC time
2025-09-18 20:06:47 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
ipgp
Coordinates
15.53869, -60.93839
Temperature
28.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 26.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 26.9 km
Shallow
26.9 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

  • Trois Pitons, Morne
    Distance: 46 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'387 m ·Last eruption: 920 ·Dominica
  • Watt, Morne
    Distance: 47 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'224 m ·Last eruption: 1997 ·Dominica
  • Diablotins, Morne
    Distance: 49 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'430 m ·Dominica
  • Diables, Morne aux
    Distance: 53 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 861 m ·Dominica
  • Plat Pays, Morne
    Distance: 53 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 940 m ·Last eruption: 1270 ·Dominica
  • Pelee
    Distance: 85 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'372 m ·Last eruption: 1932 ·France

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Douglas-Charles AirportDominica · DOM · TDPD
    38.9 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

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

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