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M2.0 Earthquake near Nybro kommun (Sweden)

UTC time: 2025-01-30 13:10:48 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

On January 30, 2025 at 13:10 UTC, a magnitude M2.0 earthquake occurred near Nybro kommun (Sweden). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 1 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by GEUS.

Details

ID
aff36ee7987ffd7fe563d5fbc116f3700f36706e
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
1.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-30 13:10:48 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Nybro kommun
County
Source
geus_dk
Coordinates
56.79000, 15.89000

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 1 km
Shallow
1 km
1 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

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Kalmar AirportSweden · KLR · ESMQ
    26.9 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

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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