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M2.3 Earthquake near GEUS detected earthquake

UTC time: 2026-09-18 08:57:40 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
9.7 km
Source
GEUS_GL

GEUS detected earthquake

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About this earthquake

On September 18, 2026 at 08:57 UTC, a magnitude M2.3 earthquake occurred near GEUS detected earthquake. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 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 GEUS.

Details

ID
8c0d569578408dbd77d4226a8d3085fa9906a75a
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
9.7 km
UTC time
2026-09-18 08:57:40 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
geus_gl
Coordinates
65.60400, -37.54900

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 9.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 9.7 km
Shallow
9.7 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

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Kulusuk AirportGreenland · KUS · BGKK
    19.8 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

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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