Weak mag. 3.0 earthquake - 2.5 km south of Alcala la Real, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain, on Wednesday, Apr 27, 2022 at 4:08 pm (GMT +2) -
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Weak magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 20 km depth
27 Apr 14:11 UTC: First to report: IGN after 3 minutes.
27 Apr 14:27: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 25.0 to 20.0 km (from 15.5 to 12.4 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.7 km (1.7 mi) towards NNW.
27 Apr 14:27: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 25.0 to 20.0 km (from 15.5 to 12.4 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.7 km (1.7 mi) towards NNW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Apr 27, 2022 14:08:24 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Wednesday, Apr 27, 2022 at 4:08 pm (GMT +2) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3 |
| Depth | 20.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 37.4388°N / 3.9199°W  (Jaen, Andalusia, Spain) |
| Antipode | 37.439°S / 176.08°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional) |
| Nearest volcano | Calatrava (159 km / 99 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 3 km (2 mi) S of Alcala la Real (pop: 22,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) E of Priego de Cordoba (Cordoba, Andalucía) (pop: 23,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 31 km (20 mi) NW of Atarfe (Granada, Andalucía) (pop: 15,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) S of Martos (pop: 24,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 33 km (20 mi) NW of Albolote (Granada, Andalucía) (pop: 17,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) NW of Maracena (Granada) (pop: 20,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (23 mi) NE of Loja (Granada, Andalucía) (pop: 21,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) NW of Granada (Andalucía) (pop: 234,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 182 km (113 mi) E of Sevilla (Andalucía) (pop: 703,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 332 km (206 mi) S of Madrid (pop: 3,255,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  15.8°C (60 F), humidity: 56%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from W |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.0 | 20 km | Spain: SE ALCAL | IGN |
| 3.0 | 20 km | SPAIN | EMSC |
| 2.6 | 31 km | Spain: NW Granada (ESP) | IPMA |
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