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M5.0 Earthquake near Southwest of Africa

UTC time: 2025-10-09 15:03:03 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USP

Southwest of Africa

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near Southwest of Africa on October 9, 2025 at 15:03 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
bc5a9227796d59f235954db9c8960b0c4de2c19e
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-09 15:03:03 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usp
Coordinates
-51.51577, 13.72151

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

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.

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