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Torrox costa / not felt : Nothing
Calahonda, mijas costa / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Very weak shaking from my bed upstairs
Fuengirola / not felt
Weak mag. 3.5 earthquake - Alboran Sea, 17 km southeast of Fuengirola, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain, on Wednesday, Dec 15, 2021 at 11:42 pm (GMT +1) -
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Weak magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 81 km depth
15 Dec 23:25 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 42 minutes.
15 Dec 23:31: Now using data updates from IGN
15 Dec 23:31: Now using data updates from IGN
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Dec 15, 2021 22:42:38 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Wednesday, Dec 15, 2021 at 11:42 pm (GMT +1) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.5 |
| Depth | 81.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 36.4003°N / 4.54°W  (Alboran Sea, Spain) |
| Antipode | 36.4°S / 175.46°E |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Felt | 1 report |
| Primary data source | IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 17 km (11 mi) SSE of Fuengirola (pop: 71,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) S of Benalmadena (pop: 58,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) S of Arroyo de la Miel (pop: 17,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (15 mi) SSE of Mijas (pop: 73,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 25 km (15 mi) S of Torremolinos (pop: 65,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) S of Alhaurin de la Torre (Malaga) (pop: 35,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 33 km (21 mi) ESE of Marbella (pop: 134,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 37 km (23 mi) SSW of Malaga (pop: 568,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 78 km (49 mi) ENE of Calpe (Gibraltar) (pop: 26,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 453 km (281 mi) S of Madrid (pop: 3,255,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Few Clouds  14.8°C (59 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 10 m/s (19 kts) from ESE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.5 | 81 km | Spain: STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR | IGN |
| 3.5 | 81 km | Spain: ALBOR | EMSC |
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