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Weak mag. 3.0 earthquake - Adriatic Sea, 36 km north of Sannicandro Garganico, Italy, on Thursday, Jan 26, 2023 at 5:41 pm (GMT +1) -

Weak magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 19 km depth

26 Jan 16:48 UTC: First to report: NOA after 6 minutes.
26 Jan 17:03: Now using data updates from INGV

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 26, 2023 16:41:46 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Jan 26, 2023 at 5:41 pm (GMT +1)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3
Depth	19.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	42.1603°N / 15.647°E (Adriatic Sea, Italy)
Antipode	42.16°S / 164.353°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)
Nearest volcano	Vesuvius (180 km / 112 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	12 km (8 mi) ENE of San Nicola di Tremiti (pop: 131) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 36 km (23 mi) N of Sannicandro Garganico (Provincia di Foggia) (pop: 15,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 51 km (32 mi) N of San Giovanni Rotondo (pop: 26,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 57 km (35 mi) ENE of Termoli (pop: 31,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 57 km (36 mi) NNE of San Severo (pop: 54,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 63 km (39 mi) NNW of Manfredonia (pop: 52,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 78 km (49 mi) N of Foggia (pop: 137,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 261 km (162 mi) E of Rome (pop: 2,318,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 11.9°C (53 F), humidity: 71%, wind: 7 m/s (13 kts) from ENE
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10⁹ joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 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
3.0	19 km	Italy: Costa Garganica (Foggia)	INGV
3.3	10 km	Italy: 285 Km WNW From Othonoi	NOA
3.0	19 km	Italy: Adriatic Sea	RaspberryShake
3.0	19 km	Italy: ADRIATIC SEA	EMSC
3.0	19 km	Italy: Rodi Garganico / Adria	ZAMG

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Seismic station: L'Aquila, Italy (AQU/MN network) | Distance from quake: 186 km / 115 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station L'Aquila, Italy: 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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