Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR ORID : 343579
28/01/16 22 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 1.08 Type :eq
Origin time: 17:17:53.52 ± 0.29
Latitude : 35.49 ± 2.4 1/2 Major Axis : 6.2 km
Longitude : -3.86 ± 1.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 3.3 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 179.9 deg
ML : 3.11±0.42 of 7 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 136 km N of TAZA (MOROCCO) (147000 residents)
138 km E of TETOUAN (MOROCCO) (200000 residents)
145 km SSE of MALAGA (SPAIN) (606000 residents)
151 km ESE of GIBRALTAR (GIBRALTAR, Capitale) (31000 residents)