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M2.4 Earthquake near SOUTH KOREA (South Korea)

UTC time: 2025-05-19 05:18:50 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On May 19, 2025 at 05:18 UTC, a magnitude M2.4 earthquake occurred near SOUTH KOREA (South Korea). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 13 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

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Details

ID
f3132ed9722712805f0c725d6178ea9a7ec28a9f
Magnitude
M2.4
Depth
13.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-19 05:18:50 UTC
Local time
—
Country
South Korea
City
gimcheonsi
Source
emsc
Coordinates
36.18000, 128.26000
Temperature
24.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 13 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 13 km
Shallow
13 km
13 km — shallower than the regional average (16.3 km)
Regional average: 16.3 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Ulleungdo
    Distance: 275 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 984 m ·Last eruption: -2990 ·South Korea
  • Abu
    Distance: 350 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 641 m ·Last eruption: -6850 ·Japan
  • Halla
    Distance: 351 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'919 m ·Last eruption: 1007 ·South Korea
  • Fukue
    Distance: 395 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 315 m ·Last eruption: -400 ·Japan
  • Sanbesan
    Distance: 411 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'126 m ·Last eruption: 650 ·Japan
  • Unzendake
    Distance: 424 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'483 m ·Last eruption: 1996 ·Japan

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Daegu International AirportSouth Korea · TAE · RKTN
    47.8 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

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 11 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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