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M1.5 Earthquake near PORTUGAL (Portugal)

UTC time: 2025-08-09 14:44:09 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On August 9, 2025 at 14:44 UTC, a magnitude M1.5 earthquake occurred near PORTUGAL (Portugal). With a focal depth of about 6 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

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Details

ID
d51413b761a229dbf0afe451b1e8c68b760ad295
Magnitude
M1.5
Depth
5.6 km
UTC time
2025-08-09 14:44:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Portugal
City
Arcozelo
Source
emsc
Coordinates
41.79060, -8.60640
Temperature
34.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5.6 km
Shallow
5.6 km
5.6 km — close to the regional average (6.1 km)
Regional average: 6.1 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

  • Vigo AirportSpain · VGO · LEVX
    49.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06

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Context for this earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 222 Catalogue entries

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