Weak mag. 1.9 earthquake - 22 km north of Almeria, Andalusia, Spain, on Wednesday, Jun 29, 2022 at 7:45 pm (GMT +2) -

Weak magnitude 1.9 earthquake at 0 km depth

29 Jun 18:00 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 15 minutes.
29 Jun 18:02: Now using data updates from IGN
29 Jun 18:03: Magnitude recalculated from 1.8 to 1.9. Epicenter location corrected by 1.7 km (1.1 mi) towards N.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jun 29, 2022 17:45:22 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Jun 29, 2022 at 7:45 pm (GMT +2)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	1.9
Depth	0.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	37.0335°N / 2.4113°W (Almeria, Andalusia, Spain)
Antipode	37.034°S / 177.589°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	3 km (2 mi) SW of Tabernas (Almería) (pop: 3,240) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) N of Huércal de Almeria (Almería) (pop: 14,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Nijar (Almeria, Andalucía) (pop: 26,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) N of Almeria (Andalucía) (pop: 188,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 30 km (19 mi) NE of Vicar (Almería) (pop: 22,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) NNE of Roquetas de Mar (pop: 82,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 318 km (198 mi) E of Sevilla (Andalucía) (pop: 703,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 393 km (244 mi) SSE of Madrid (pop: 3,255,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 22.7°C (73 F), humidity: 66%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from S
Estimated seismic energy released	4.5 x 10⁷ joules (12.4 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
1.9	0 km	Spain: SW TABERNAS.AL	IGN
1.9	10 km	SPAIN	EMSC
1.8	10 km	Spain	RaspberryShake

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