Minor mag. 2.3 earthquake - Ne Fuerte Del Rey.j, Spain, on 25 Oct 4:00 am (GMT +1) -
Minor magnitude 2.3 earthquake at 10 km depth
25 Oct 03:15 UTC: First to report: IGN after 14 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 25 Oct 4:00 am (GMT +1)
Magnitude: 2.3
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.8884°N / 3.8392°W
(Spain)Nearest volcano: Campo de Calatrava (110 km / 68 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
4 km (3 mi) NE of Fuerte del Rey (pop: 1,220)
9 km (6 mi) SW of Mengibar (pop: 9,000)
14 km (9 mi) NW of Jaén (pop: 116,600)
17 km (11 mi) NE of Torredonjimeno (pop: 14,200)
25 km (16 mi) SE of Andújar (Jaen) (pop: 39,100)
29 km (18 mi) SW of Linares (Jaen) (pop: 61,300)
82 km (51 mi) E of Córdoba (pop: 328,400)
281 km (175 mi) S of Madrid (pop: 3,255,900)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
11.7°C (53 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SW
Primary data source: IGN
Clear Sky
11.7°C (53 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SWEstimated released energy: 1.8 x 108 joules (49.4 kilowatt hours) [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 2.3 | 10 km | Ne Fuerte Del Rey.j, Spain | IGN |
| M 2.3 | 10 km | 14 Km NNW of Jaen, Spain | EMSC |
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At magnitude 2.3, this quake was probably too small to be felt by humans, but it could be recorded instrumentally.
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