Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR ORID : 343165
21/01/16 81 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 1.29 Type :eq
Origin time: 13:47:20.83 ± 0.14
Latitude : 35.54 1/2 Major Axis : 2.9 km
Longitude : -3.67 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.2 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 157.7 deg
ML : 4.78±0.65 of 34 stationsMD : 5.05±0.11 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 144 km NNE of TAZA (MOROCCO) (147000 residents)
146 km SSE of MALAGA (SPAIN) (606000 residents)
151 km WNW of NADOR (MOROCCO) (116000 residents)
164 km ESE of GIBRALTAR (GIBRALTAR, Capitale) (31000 residents)