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Weak mag. 2.4 earthquake - 7.7 km south of Gandia, Valencia, Spain, on Tuesday, Dec 6, 2022 at 5:43 pm (GMT +1) -

Weak magnitude 2.4 earthquake at 0 km depth

6 Dec 16:47 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 4 minutes.
6 Dec 17:06: Now using data updates from IGN

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 6, 2022 16:43:16 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, Dec 6, 2022 at 5:43 pm (GMT +1)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.4
Depth	0.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	38.9023°N / 0.1503°W (Valencia, Valencia, Spain)
Antipode	38.902°S / 179.85°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	7 reports
Primary data source	IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	3 km (2 mi) SW of Oliva (pop: 28,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 7 km (4 mi) NNW of Pego (pop: 11,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Gandia (pop: 80,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) E of Castello de Rugat (pop: 2,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Tavernes de la Valldigna (pop: 18,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Denia (pop: 44,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) SSE of Valencia (pop: 814,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 348 km (216 mi) ESE of Madrid (pop: 3,255,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 12.3°C (54 F), humidity: 92%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SW
Estimated seismic energy released	2.5 x 10⁸ joules (69.8 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.4	0 km	Near Valencia, Valencia, Spain	IGN
2.4	10 km	SPAIN	EMSC
2.4	10 km	Spain	RaspberryShake

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Seismograms

Seismic station: ROA/UCM/GEOFON Station Cartagena, Spain (CART/WM network) | Distance from quake: 164 km / 102 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

User reports for this quake (7)

At magnitude 2.4, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.

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Oliva / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s : Ein kurzes Rumpeln | 2 users found this interesting.

pego (7.1 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Se movio el sofa durante 1o 2 segundos. | One user found this interesting.

Villalonga (5.4 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : rapido y brebe | One user found this interesting.

Villalonga / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 5-10 s : Temblor de unos 6 segundos vibraron un poco los vasos | One user found this interesting.

La Font d'en Carros (3.2 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 1-2 s : In der Wohnung, sitzend auf der Couch

villlonga (6.2 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s

Watching TV / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s : Felt like a huge truck had just passed the house

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