A magnitude 2.7 earthquake near Murcia, Spain, was reported only 21 minutes ago by Spain's Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 5. km beneath the epicenter early morning on Monday, September 29th, 2025, at 2:42 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 2.7 earthquake as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, IPMA) at magnitude 2.3, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 2.7.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Albudeite (pop. 1,500) located 2 km from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Mula (pop. 16,900) located 10 km from the epicenter, Archena (pop. 18,200) 10 km away, Las Torres de Cotillas (pop. 21,100) 12 km away, Molina de Segura (pop. 64,100) 15 km away, and Alcantarilla (pop. 41,100) 17 km away. In Cieza (pop. 35,200, 22 km away), Alhama de Murcia (pop. 19,900, 22 km away), and Murcia (pop. 460,300, 23 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 29, 2025 02:42 am (Madrid time) local time (29 Sep 2025 00:42 GMT)Magnitude: 2.7Depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 38.05°N / 1.38°W (Murcia, Murcia, Spain)Primary data source: IGN