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Moderate mag. 3.8 earthquake - 12 km east of Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 23:37 GMT

Moderate mag. 3.8 earthquake - 12 km east of Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 23:37 GMT Moderate mag. 3.8 earthquake - 12 km east of Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 23:37 GMT

Moderate magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 1 km depth

30 Sep 23:40 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.
30 Sep 23:41: Now using data updates from IGN
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1 Oct 10:55: Magnitude recalculated from 3.7 to 3.8.
Date & time: Sep 30, 2020 23:37:31 UTC
Magnitude: 3.8
Depth: 1.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 42.8446°N / 1.5023°W (Navarra, Navarra, Spain)
Antipode: 42.845°S / 178.498°E
Nearby towns and cities:
6 km (4 mi) NNW of Lizoain (Navarra) (pop: 300) --> See nearby quakes!
9 km (5 mi) ENE of Sarriguren (Navarra) (pop: 14,800) --> See nearby quakes!
10 km (6 mi) ENE of Burlata (Navarra) (pop: 18,200) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (7 mi) ENE of Pamplona (Navarra) (pop: 198,500) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (7 mi) ENE of Segundo Ensanche (Navarra) (pop: 22,500) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (7 mi) ENE of Segundo Ensanche (pop: 22,500) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) ENE of Iturrama (Navarre) (pop: 24,800) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (9 mi) ENE of Ermitagaña (Navarre) (pop: 17,200) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (9 mi) ENE of Barañain (pop: 22,100) --> See nearby quakes!
326 km (203 mi) NNE of Madrid (pop: 3,255,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds 13.2°C (56 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NNW
Primary data source: IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.DepthLocationSource
3.81 kmN LIZO, SpainIGN
3.95 km8 Km E of Pamplona, SpainEMSC
3.87 kmPYRENEES - 7km De Pamplona, SpainRENASS
3.95 kmAlsasau / Spanien, SpainZAMG

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Burlada, Navarre, Navarre (10.5 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 5-10 s
Pamplona (13.1 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 1-2 s (reported through our app)
Pamplona rochapea (2.8 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Burlada, Navarre, Navarre (9.6 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s
Gorraiz (7 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s (reported through our app)
Iturrama Pamplona (13 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : Movimiento de la cama. Vibraciones en las ventanas. (reported through our app)  
Sarriguren, Navarre, Navarre (10.4 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s (reported through our app)
Pamplona / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s
Pamplona / Light shaking (MMI IV)
pamplona / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
Pamplona / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 2-5 s
Pamplona / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
HUARTE / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s
Sarriguren / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
Iturrama (Spain, 14 km W of epicenter) : Se siente mover la cama con intensidad pero rápidamente y los cristales también . Vaya noche! (reported through EMSC)  
Pamplona (Spain, 13 km W of epicenter) : Estaba en la cama y se ha empezado a mover, se ha oido un ruido y ha durado unos 3 o 4 segundos. (reported through EMSC)  
Valle de Egüés/Eguesibar (Spain, 9 km SW of epicenter) : Movimiento de la cama y vibraciones en los cristales (reported through EMSC)  
Huarte-Uharte (Spain, 8 km W of epicenter) : Quick but strong (reported through EMSC)  
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