Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR ORID : 345520
23/02/16 38 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 1.32 Type :eq
Origin time: 08:45:56.69 ± 0.20
Latitude : 35.28 ± 2.3 1/2 Major Axis : 6.0 km
Longitude : -3.48 ± 1.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 4.0 km
Depth: 6. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 179.4 deg
ML : 4.29±0.35 of 10 stationsMD : 3.93±0.01 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 122 km NNE of TAZA (MOROCCO) (147000 residents)
125 km WNW of NADOR (MOROCCO) (116000 residents)
162 km WNW of OUJDA (MOROCCO) (261000 residents)
193 km ESE of GIBRALTAR (GIBRALTAR, Capitale) (31000 residents)