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M2.6 Earthquake near Kalmar kommun (Sweden)

UTC time: 2025-08-12 13:15:44 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near Kalmar kommun (Sweden) on August 12, 2025 at 13:15 UTC. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by GEUS.

Details

ID
94848e6cca5ab4e4044ace68ca7c2593e80f76fb
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-12 13:15:44 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Sweden
City
Kalmar kommun
County
Kalmar County
Source
geus_dk
Coordinates
56.59800, 15.95900

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

  • Kalmar AirportSweden · KLR · ESMQ
    22.3 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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