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Minor mag. 1.6 earthquake - Spain: NW CONFRIDES.A on Sunday, Dec 4, 2022 at 11:39 pm (GMT +1) -

Minor magnitude 1.6 earthquake at 0 km depth

4 Dec 23:21 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 42 minutes.
4 Dec 23:21: Now using data updates from IGN

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 4, 2022 22:39:31 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Dec 4, 2022 at 11:39 pm (GMT +1)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	1.6
Depth	0.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	38.7066°N / 0.2745°W (Spain)
Antipode	38.707°S / 179.726°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	3 km (2 mi) NNW of Confrides (pop: 285) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) NW of la Nucia (Alicante) (pop: 17,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 17 km (11 mi) E of Alcoy (pop: 61,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 20 km (13 mi) NW of Alfaz del Pi (pop: 21,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) N of Villajoyosa (Alicante) (pop: 33,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) NW of Benidorm (pop: 71,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Altea (Alicante) (pop: 23,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 350 km (218 mi) ESE of Madrid (pop: 3,255,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Scattered Clouds 6.9°C (44 F), humidity: 81%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.6 x 10⁷ joules (4.4 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
1.6	0 km	Spain: NW CONFRIDES.A	IGN
1.6	10 km	SPAIN	EMSC
1.6	10 km	Spain	RaspberryShake

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Seismograms

Seismic station: ROA/UCM/GEOFON Station Cartagena, Spain (CART/WM network) | Distance from quake: 140 km / 87 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station ROA/UCM/GEOFON Station Cartagena, Spain: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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At magnitude 1.6, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people, but could be recorded instrumentally.

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