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M2.2 Earthquake near STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (Spain)

UTC time: 2025-12-02 06:31:23 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 2, 2025 at 06:31 UTC, a magnitude M2.2 earthquake occurred near STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (Spain). Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Spain: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 10 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.4.

Details

ID
ef678f4ffed8aca384364a2525d817372ef51621
Magnitude
M2.2
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-02 06:31:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Spain
City
Andalucía
Source
emsc
Coordinates
36.99700, -2.49490
Temperature
9.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 0 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 0 km
Shallow
0 km
0 km — shallower than the regional average (9.6 km)
Regional average: 9.6 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

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

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

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

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

Andalucía

Context for this earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 216 Catalogue entries

Of 215 other entries for this area and period, 109 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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