Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR ORID : 246068
09/05/10 8 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.53 Type :eq
Origin time: 16:56:20.69 ± 0.14
Latitude : 36.55 ± 1.1 1/2 Major Axis : 2.9 km
Longitude : -4.69 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.5 km
Depth: 10. Azimuth mj Axis : 172.3 deg
ML : 2.95±0.12 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 30 km SW of MALAGA (SPAIN) (606000 residents)
74 km NE of GIBRALTAR (GIBRALTAR, Capitale) (31000 residents)
119 km E of JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA (SPAIN) (180000 residents)
125 km NNE of TETOUAN (MOROCCO) (200000 residents)