Weak mag. 2.0 earthquake - 17 km SE of Úbeda, Spain, on Friday, Oct 30, 2020 at 4:54 am (GMT +1)
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Weak magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 2 km depth
30 Oct 04:28 UTC: First to report: IGN after 33 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Oct 30, 2020 03:54:45 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Oct 30, 2020 at 4:54 am (GMT +1) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2 |
| Depth | 2.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 37.8948°N / 3.2495°W  (Jaen, Andalusia, Spain) |
| Antipode | 37.895°S / 176.751°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional) |
| Nearest volcano | Calatrava (128 km / 80 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 5 km (3 mi) W of Hornos (pop: 620) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) NE of Jodar (Jaen) (pop: 12,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 17 km (11 mi) SE of Ubeda (Jaen, Andalucía) (pop: 35,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Quesada (Jaen, Andalucía) (pop: 5,990) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Baeza (Jaen, Andalucía) (pop: 16,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 41 km (25 mi) ESE of Linares (Andalucía) (pop: 61,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) SSW of Campiña (pop: 67,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 50 km (31 mi) ENE of Jaen (Andalucía) (pop: 116,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 247 km (153 mi) ENE of Sevilla (Andalucía) (pop: 703,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 283 km (176 mi) S of Madrid (pop: 3,255,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  10.5°C (51 F), humidity: 83%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from SE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 107 joules (17.5 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.0 | 2 km | Ne JÓdar.j, Spain | IGN |
| 2.0 | 2 km | 49 Km ENE of Jaen, Spain | EMSC |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.0, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people except under very favorable conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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