Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR ORID : 345378
22/02/16 18 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.51 Type :eq
Origin time: 08:35:51.75 ± 0.26
Latitude : 35.46 ± 2.4 1/2 Major Axis : 6.2 km
Longitude : -3.63 ± 1.1 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.2 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 170.5 deg
ML : 3.06±0.17 of 3 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 137 km NNE of TAZA (MOROCCO) (147000 residents)
144 km WNW of NADOR (MOROCCO) (116000 residents)
156 km SSE of MALAGA (SPAIN) (606000 residents)
171 km ESE of GIBRALTAR (GIBRALTAR, Capitale) (31000 residents)