Light mag. 2.8 earthquake - 18 km northwest of Almeria, Andalusia, Spain, on Sunday, Jun 26, 2022 at 10:57 pm (GMT +2) -

Light magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 0 km depth

26 Jun 20:59 UTC: First to report: IGN after 2 minutes.
26 Jun 21:14: Magnitude recalculated from 2.9 to 2.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 0.0 km (from 3.1 to 0 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 17 km (10.8 mi) towards NNW.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jun 26, 2022 20:57:11 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Jun 26, 2022 at 10:57 pm (GMT +2)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.8
Depth	0.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	37.1368°N / 2.5954°W (Almeria, Andalusia, Spain)
Antipode	37.137°S / 177.405°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	6 reports
Primary data source	IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	Calatrava (230 km / 143 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	5 km (3 mi) WNW of Gérgal (Almería) (pop: 1,080) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) N of Vicar (Almería) (pop: 22,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) NNW of Almeria (Andalucía) (pop: 188,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) WNW of Nijar (Almeria, Andalucía) (pop: 26,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 41 km (26 mi) N of Roquetas de Mar (pop: 82,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) NNE of El Ejido (Andalucía) (pop: 84,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 300 km (187 mi) E of Sevilla (Andalucía) (pop: 703,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 377 km (234 mi) SSE of Madrid (pop: 3,255,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 23°C (73 F), humidity: 50%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	1 x 10⁹ joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.8	0 km	Spain: NW GÉRGAL.AL	IGN
2.3	18 km	Spain: E Granada (ESP)	IPMA
2.8	10 km	SPAIN	EMSC

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near Abla, Andalusia (7.2 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vibration and rolling / 2-5 s : Sólo temblor ruido | One user found this interesting.

Doña María Almería (10.4 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s : Me asusté, ya estaba a punto de dormir. | One user found this interesting.

Gèrgal / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Light shaking, felt the deep rumble as it passed like a wave. | One user found this interesting.

Aulago / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s : Ruido fuerte

Baza / not felt (reported through our app)

Doña María Almería / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 10-15 s : Temblor de los muebles en la casa

Puerto de Mazarrón / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Temblor débil

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