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M2.8 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-10-05 12:09:27 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
0.0 km
Source
NNSN

Earthquake location (71.158, -8.091)

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near Earthquake location (71.158, -8.091) on October 5, 2025 at 12:09 UTC. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The data is provided by NNSN and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
a446a27e48132f78f8a5913b17d78712f427a13f
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-05 12:09:27 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
71.15800, -8.09100

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
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

  • Jan Mayen
    Distance: 9 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'197 m ·Last eruption: 1985 ·Norway

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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