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Weak mag. 2.9 earthquake - 51 km southeast of Żabbar, Malta, on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 16:29 GMT

Weak magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 12 km depth

30 Aug 16:58 UTC: First to report: INGV after 28 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Aug 30, 2017 16:29:48 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.9
Depth	11.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	35.5135°N / 14.8723°E (Strait of Sicily, Malta)
Antipode	35.514°S / 165.128°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)
Nearest volcano	Etna (249 km / 155 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	47 km (29 mi) SE of Birzebbuga (pop: 8,670) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 52 km (32 mi) SE of Mqabba (pop: 2,890) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 52 km (33 mi) SE of Paula (pop: 9,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) SE of Senglea (pop: 2,960) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) SE of Birgu (pop: 2,940) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 54 km (33 mi) SE of Valleta (pop: 6,790) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 54 km (33 mi) SE of Floriana (pop: 2,520) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 54 km (34 mi) SE of Qormi (pop: 18,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) SE of Ta’ Xbiex (pop: 1,640) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 56 km (35 mi) SE of Sliema (pop: 11,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 57 km (35 mi) SE of Birkirkara (pop: 21,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 57 km (36 mi) SE of Balzan (pop: 3,240) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) SE of Mdina (pop: 360) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) SE of Hal Gharghur (pop: 2,030) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) SE of Imtarfa (pop: 2,430) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 78 km (48 mi) SE of Għajnsielem (pop: 3,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 56 km (35 mi) SE of Malta Island (pop: 388,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	1.4 x 10⁹ joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.9	12 km	Malta [Sea]	INGV

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