International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1444140
Event time 2025-08-29 23:30:34 (UTC)
Local time 2025-08-29 22:30:34 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-08-29 23:56:17 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.3
Depth 2 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Africa
Country Tunisia
Administration area Şafāqis
Nearest settlement Kellabine
Distance 40 km
Course SSW
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region Mediterranean
Water surface name Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.