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Minor mag. 2.3 earthquake - Alboran Sea, 36 km northeast of Al Hoceima, Morocco, on Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 at 1:22 am (GMT +1) -

Minor magnitude 2.3 earthquake at 23 km depth

7 Dec 00:36 UTC: First to report: IPMA after 13 minutes.
7 Dec 01:39: Magnitude recalculated from 2.4 to 2.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 0.0 to 23.0 km (from 0 to 14.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 34 km (21 mi) towards S.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 7, 2022 00:22:40 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 at 1:22 am (GMT +1)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.3
Depth	23.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	35.526°N / 3.727°W (Alboran Sea, Morocco)
Antipode	35.526°S / 176.273°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	IPMA (Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, IPMA))
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	36 km (22 mi) NNE of Al Hoceima (pop: 395,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 38 km (24 mi) NNE of Tirhanimîne (pop: 55,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 44 km (27 mi) NNE of Imzouren (pop: 40,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) NNE of Bni Bouayach (Province de Al Hoceïma) (pop: 18,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) NNW of Midar (Province de Driouch) (pop: 10,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 82 km (51 mi) WNW of Nador (pop: 129,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) NW of Al Aaroui (Nador Province) (pop: 36,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 330 km (205 mi) ENE of Rabat (pop: 1,655,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Few Clouds 17.6°C (64 F), humidity: 80%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from W
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	23 km	Spain: Alboran	IPMA
2.5	12 km	Morocco: ALBORÁN SUR	IGN
2.5	20 km	Morocco: STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR	EMSC
2.5	12 km	Morocco: Strait of Gibraltar	RaspberryShake

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Rabat, Morocco (RTC/MN network) | Distance from quake: 333 km / 207 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.

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