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Weak mag. 3.1 earthquake - Eastern Mediterranean, 151 km southwest of Valleta, Valletta, Malta, on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 04:55 GMT

Weak magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 30 km depth

9 Apr 05:45 UTC: First to report: INGV after 50 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Apr 9, 2016 04:55:19 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.1
Depth	30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	35.1133°N / 13.1582°E (Eastern Mediterranean, Malta)
Antipode	35.113°S / 166.842°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)
Nearest volcano	Pantelleria (212 km / 132 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	139 km (86 mi) SW of Dingli (pop: 3,010) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 142 km (88 mi) SW of Mdina (pop: 360) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 142 km (88 mi) SW of Imtarfa (pop: 2,430) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 144 km (89 mi) SW of Għajnsielem (pop: 3,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 144 km (90 mi) SW of Mqabba (pop: 2,890) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 146 km (91 mi) SW of Qormi (pop: 18,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 146 km (91 mi) SW of Balzan (pop: 3,240) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 147 km (91 mi) SW of Birkirkara (pop: 21,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 148 km (92 mi) SW of Hal Gharghur (pop: 2,030) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 148 km (92 mi) SW of Paula (pop: 9,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 149 km (93 mi) SW of Ta’ Xbiex (pop: 1,640) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 150 km (93 mi) SW of Floriana (pop: 2,520) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 150 km (93 mi) SW of Senglea (pop: 2,960) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 151 km (94 mi) SW of Birgu (pop: 2,940) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 151 km (94 mi) SW of Sliema (pop: 11,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 151 km (94 mi) SW of Valleta (pop: 6,790) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 69 km (43 mi) SE of Lampedusa Island (pop: 5,870) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 145 km (90 mi) SW of Malta Island (pop: 388,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	2.8 x 10⁹ joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.1	30 km	Central Mediterranean Sea [Sea: Tunisia]	INGV

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Villasalto, Italy (VSL/MN network) | Distance from quake: 591 km / 367 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Villasalto, Italy: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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