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Light mag. 3.7 earthquake - Eastern Mediterranean, 178 km southwest of Valleta, Valletta, Malta, on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 14:22 GMT

Light magnitude 3.7 earthquake at 9 km depth

18 Nov 15:00 UTC: First to report: INGV after 38 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 18, 2018 14:22:24 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.7
Depth	8.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	34.648°N / 13.2867°E (Eastern Mediterranean, Malta)
Antipode	34.648°S / 166.713°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	168 km (104 mi) SW of Dingli (pop: 3,010) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 171 km (106 mi) SW of Mdina (pop: 360) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 171 km (106 mi) SW of Mqabba (pop: 2,890) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 171 km (107 mi) SW of Imtarfa (pop: 2,430) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 174 km (108 mi) SW of Qormi (pop: 18,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 175 km (109 mi) SW of Balzan (pop: 3,240) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 175 km (109 mi) SW of Birkirkara (pop: 21,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 175 km (109 mi) SW of Paula (pop: 9,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 177 km (110 mi) SW of Hal Gharghur (pop: 2,030) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 177 km (110 mi) SW of Ta’ Xbiex (pop: 1,640) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 177 km (110 mi) SW of Senglea (pop: 2,960) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 178 km (110 mi) SW of Floriana (pop: 2,520) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 178 km (111 mi) SW of Birgu (pop: 2,940) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 178 km (111 mi) SSW of Għajnsielem (pop: 3,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 178 km (111 mi) SW of Valleta (pop: 6,790) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 196 km (122 mi) N of Tripoli (Libya) (pop: 1,151,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 116 km (72 mi) SE of Lampedusa Island (pop: 5,870) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 173 km (108 mi) SW of Malta Island (pop: 388,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	2.2 x 10¹⁰ joules (6.22 megawatt hours, equivalent to 5.35 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.7	8.6 km	Libya [Sea]	INGV

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