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Light mag. 3.1 earthquake - Alboran Sea, 39 km northeast of Al Hoceima, Morocco, on Monday, Dec 5, 2022 at 6:58 am (GMT +1) -

Light magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 13 km depth

5 Dec 06:02 UTC: First to report: IGN after 4 minutes.
5 Dec 06:17: Magnitude recalculated from 2.9 to 3.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 1.0 to 13.0 km (from 0.6 to 8.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6.5 km (4 mi) towards NNE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 5, 2022 05:58:02 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Dec 5, 2022 at 6:58 am (GMT +1)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.1
Depth	13.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	35.4418°N / 3.5758°W (Alboran Sea, Morocco)
Antipode	35.442°S / 176.424°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	39 km (24 mi) ENE of Al Hoceima (pop: 395,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 41 km (26 mi) NE of Imzouren (pop: 40,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 41 km (26 mi) NE of Tirhanimîne (pop: 55,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 44 km (28 mi) NNE of Bni Bouayach (Province de Al Hoceïma) (pop: 18,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) WNW of Nador (pop: 129,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 70 km (44 mi) NW of Al Aaroui (Nador Province) (pop: 36,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 204 km (127 mi) NE of Fes (pop: 964,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 337 km (210 mi) ENE of Rabat (pop: 1,655,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 17.5°C (63 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from ENE
Estimated seismic energy released	2.8 x 10⁹ joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.1	13 km	Morocco: ALBORÁN SUR	IGN
3.1	13 km	Morocco: Strait of Gibraltar	RaspberryShake
3.1	13 km	Morocco: STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR	EMSC
2.7	10 km	Morocco: NE Al Hoceima (MARR)	IPMA

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Seismograms

Seismic station: ROA/UCM/GEOFON Station Cartagena, Spain (CART/WM network) | Distance from quake: 331 km / 206 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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