2.5
Earthquake Details: South Korea
8/14/2026, 11:31:34 PM
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred near South Korea on 8/14/2026 at 11:31:34 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -22 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-22 km
Significance
Latitude34.6600
Longitude126.4000
Event IDemsc:20260814_0000359
Magnitude2.5
Updated:8/15/2026, 12:07:54 AM
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/15/2026, 8:31:34 AM GMT+9
- UTC
- 8/14/2026, 11:31:34 PM UTC
-22 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.8Kumamoto region, KumamotoBeforeM4.9Amakusa and Ashikita region, KumamotoBeforeM4.5Kumamoto region, KumamotoBeforeM4.0Kumamoto region, KumamotoBeforeM3.4Amakusa and Ashikita region, KumamotoBeforeM3.3Kumamoto region, KumamotoBeforeM3.4Kumamoto region, KumamotoAfterM3.6Kumamoto region, KumamotoAfterM4.4Fukuoka region, FukuokaAfterM3.5Kumamoto region, KumamotoAfterM3.7Amakusa and Ashikita region, KumamotoAfterM4.0Amakusa and Ashikita region, KumamotoAfter
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