Mag. 3.0 earthquake - NE VALLE DE EG, Spain, on Wednesday, 23 September 2020 at 21:21 (GMT) -
Minor magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 4 km depth
23 Sep 21:24 UTC: First to report: IGN after 3 minutes.
23 Sep 21:53: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 4.0 km (from 3.1 to 2.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.5 km (0.9 mi) towards NNE.
23 Sep 21:53: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 4.0 km (from 3.1 to 2.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.5 km (0.9 mi) towards NNE.
Magnitude: 3.0
Depth: 4.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 42.8411°N / 1.4961°W
(Spain)Nearby towns and cities:
5 km (3 mi) NNW of Lizoain (Navarre) (pop: 300)
9 km (6 mi) E of Atarrabia (Navarra) (pop: 10,300)
13 km (8 mi) SSW of Erroibar (Navarre) (pop: 743)
13 km (8 mi) NNE of Elorz (Navarre) (pop: 4,330)
19 km (12 mi) ENE of Galar (Navarre) (pop: 1,370)
38 km (24 mi) NNE of Tafalla (pop: 11,400)
96 km (60 mi) E of Vitoria-Gasteiz (Araba / Álava) (pop: 235,700)
326 km (203 mi) NNE of Madrid (pop: 3,255,900)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
17.1°C (63 F), humidity: 93%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts)
Primary data source: IGN
Broken Clouds
17.1°C (63 F), humidity: 93%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts)Estimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.0 | 4 km | NE VALLE DE EG, Spain | IGN |
| M 3.0 | 8 km | 12 Km E of Pamplona, Spain | EMSC |
| M 2.7 | 2 km | PYRENEES - 9km De Pamplona, Spain | RENASS |
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12 km W of epicenter [Map] / not felt
12 km W of epicenter [Map] / not felt
12 km W of epicenter [Map] / not felt
13.6 km SW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s
7.4 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Burlada / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / very short
Villava / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s : Ha empezado cómo pequeño temblor y luego ha vibrado todo el sofá un rato
Huarte / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s
Gorraiz / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / very short
Pamplona / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating
Pamplona / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake
Olloki / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
Elcano / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 1-2 s
(Spain, 14 km W of epicenter) : it was loke a dor close srtomg , I feell several in Mexico , and this one was like when some one close the dor Strong (reported through EMSC)
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