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Minor mag. 1.5 earthquake - Spain: W BRE?A BAJA.ILP on Thursday, Mar 23, 2023 at 3:54 am (GMT +0) -

Minor magnitude 1.5 earthquake at 7 km depth

23 Mar 04:08 UTC: First to report: IGN after 14 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 23, 2023 03:54:21 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Mar 23, 2023 at 3:54 am (GMT +0)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	1.5
Depth	7.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	28.6376°N / 17.8018°W (Spain)
Antipode	28.638°S / 162.198°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	La Palma (7 km / 4 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	1 km (1 mi) NW of Breña Baja (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) (pop: 4,250) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 6 km (4 mi) SW of Santa Cruz de La Palma (La Palma Island) (pop: 17,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 12 km (7 mi) E of Los Llanos de Aridane (La Palma Island) (pop: 20,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Garachico (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) (pop: 6,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Fuencaliente de la Palma (La Palma Island) (pop: 1,890) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) SE of Puntagorda (pop: 1,660) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 91 km (56 mi) NW of San Sebastian de La Gomera (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) (pop: 8,960) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 111 km (69 mi) WNW of Guia de Isora (pop: 20,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Few Clouds 14°C (57 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.1 x 10⁷ joules (3.12 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
1.5	7 km	Spain: W BRE?A BAJA.ILP	IGN
1.5	7 km	Canary Islands, Spain Region	RaspberryShake
1.5	7 km	CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN REGION	EMSC

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