Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR ORID : 358717
31/08/16 42 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.85 Type :eq
Origin time: 19:02:15.78 ± 0.19
Latitude : 36.14 1/2 Major Axis : 4.4 km
Longitude : -5.41 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.3 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 170.6 deg
ML : 3.42±0.30 of 13 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 6 km W of GIBRALTAR (GIBRALTAR, Capitale) (31000 residents)
63 km N of TETOUAN (MOROCCO) (200000 residents)
70 km NNE of TANGIER (MOROCCO) (267000 residents)
77 km SE of JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA (SPAIN) (180000 residents)