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M2.2 Earthquake near STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (Morocco)

UTC time: 2025-10-28 21:06:11 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 28, 2025 at 21:06 UTC, a magnitude M2.2 earthquake occurred near STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (Morocco). With a focal depth of about 21 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
d90a671e067b85d311acf77d65438c9429c3f202
Magnitude
M2.2
Depth
20.5 km
UTC time
2025-10-28 21:06:11 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Morocco
Source
emsc
Coordinates
35.22980, -3.37720
Temperature
18.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 20.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 20.5 km
Shallow
20.5 km
20.5 km — close to the regional average (19.3 km)
Regional average: 19.3 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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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Melilla AirportSpain · MLN · GEML
    38.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Nador Al Aaroui International AirportMorocco · NDR · GMMW
    41.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Cherif Al Idrissi AirportMorocco · AHU · GMTA
    42.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Morocco

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 68 Catalogue entries

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