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Minor mag. 2.3 earthquake - Alboran Sea, 53 km east of Ceuta, Spain, on Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 at 12:53 am (GMT +1) -

Minor magnitude 2.3 earthquake at 79 km depth

7 Dec 00:08 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 15 minutes.
7 Dec 00:09: Now using data updates from IGN

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 6, 2022 23:53:23 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 at 12:53 am (GMT +1)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.3
Depth	79.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	35.8345°N / 4.7386°W (Alboran Sea, Spain)
Antipode	35.835°S / 175.261°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	53 km (33 mi) E of Ceuta (pop: 78,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 65 km (40 mi) ESE of Gibraltar (Gibraltar) (pop: 26,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) ESE of La Linea de la Concepcion (pop: 64,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) ESE of Algeciras (pop: 116,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 77 km (48 mi) S of Marbella (pop: 134,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 79 km (49 mi) S of Fuengirola (pop: 71,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 103 km (64 mi) SSW of Malaga (pop: 568,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 518 km (322 mi) S of Madrid (pop: 3,255,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 17.6°C (64 F), humidity: 81%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from WNW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.8 x 10⁸ joules (49.4 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
2.3	79 km	Morocco: Strait of Gibraltar	IGN
2.3	79 km	Morocco: STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR	EMSC
2.3	79 km	Spain: ALBOR	RaspberryShake
1.6	78 km	Morocco: Alboran	IPMA

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Rabat, Morocco (RTC/MN network) | Distance from quake: 282 km / 175 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Rabat, Morocco: 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

At magnitude 2.3, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people except under very favorable conditions.

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

There are no user reports for this quake.

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