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M1.5 Earthquake near Almería, Andalucía (Spain)

UTC time: 2026-09-12 23:42:23 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 12, 2026 at 23:42 UTC, a magnitude M1.5 earthquake occurred near Almería, Andalucía (Spain). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 12 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

Spain: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 9 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.1.

Details

ID
c5c21c91095ea67f0e23b0a1baf90c92d9879941
Magnitude
M1.5
Depth
11.9 km
UTC time
2026-09-12 23:42:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Spain
State
Andalucía
City
Almería
Source
emsc_es
Coordinates
36.79190, -2.32540
Temperature
17.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.9 km
Shallow
11.9 km
11.9 km — close to the regional average (9.5 km)
Regional average: 9.5 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

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Airports

  • Almería AirportSpain · LEI · LEAM
    7.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

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Andalucía

Context for this earthquake

18 Sep 2025 – 18 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 210 Catalogue entries

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