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Minor mag. 2.4 earthquake - 62 km southeast of Marsaskala, Malta, on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 14:34 GMT

Minor magnitude 2.4 earthquake at 31 km depth

3 Oct 15:17 UTC: First to report: INGV after 43 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Oct 3, 2017 14:34:03 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.4
Depth	31.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	35.3858°N / 14.924°E (Strait of Sicily, Malta)
Antipode	35.386°S / 165.076°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	61 km (38 mi) SE of Birzebbuga (pop: 8,670) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) SE of Mqabba (pop: 2,890) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) SE of Paula (pop: 9,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) SE of Senglea (pop: 2,960) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) SE of Birgu (pop: 2,940) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) SE of Floriana (pop: 2,520) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) SE of Valleta (pop: 6,790) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) SE of Qormi (pop: 18,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 69 km (43 mi) SE of Ta’ Xbiex (pop: 1,640) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 70 km (43 mi) SE of Sliema (pop: 11,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 71 km (44 mi) SE of Birkirkara (pop: 21,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 71 km (44 mi) SE of Balzan (pop: 3,240) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 73 km (45 mi) SE of Mdina (pop: 360) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) SE of Hal Gharghur (pop: 2,030) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) SE of Imtarfa (pop: 2,430) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 92 km (57 mi) SE of Għajnsielem (pop: 3,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 70 km (43 mi) SE of Malta Island (pop: 388,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	2.5 x 10⁸ joules (69.8 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.4	31 km	Malta [Sea]	INGV

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