Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR ORID : 346943
16/03/16 38 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 1.06 Type :eq
Origin time: 16:27:35.27 ± 0.26
Latitude : 35.23 ± 2.1 1/2 Major Axis : 5.5 km
Longitude : -3.65 ± 1.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.9 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 173.8 deg
ML : 3.64±0.62 of 9 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 112 km NNE of TAZA (MOROCCO) (147000 residents)
139 km WNW of NADOR (MOROCCO) (116000 residents)
161 km ESE of TETOUAN (MOROCCO) (200000 residents)
183 km ESE of GIBRALTAR (GIBRALTAR, Capitale) (31000 residents)