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Strong mag. 5.3 earthquake - 158 km south of Birkirkara, Malta, on Tuesday, September 29, 1992 at 15:04 GMT

Strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 10 km depth

Earthquake details

Date & time	Sep 29, 1992 15:04:08 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.3
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	34.478°N / 14.483°E (Eastern Mediterranean, Malta)
Antipode	34.478°S / 165.517°W
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Linosa (213 km / 132 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	150 km (93 mi) S of Birzebbuga (pop: 8,670) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 152 km (95 mi) S of Mqabba (pop: 2,890) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 155 km (96 mi) S of Paula (pop: 9,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 155 km (97 mi) S of Qormi (pop: 18,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 157 km (97 mi) S of Senglea (pop: 2,960) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 157 km (97 mi) S of Mdina (pop: 360) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 157 km (98 mi) S of Birgu (pop: 2,940) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 158 km (98 mi) S of Imtarfa (pop: 2,430) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 158 km (98 mi) S of Floriana (pop: 2,520) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 158 km (98 mi) S of Birkirkara (pop: 21,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 158 km (98 mi) S of Ta’ Xbiex (pop: 1,640) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 158 km (98 mi) S of Valleta (pop: 6,790) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 158 km (98 mi) S of Balzan (pop: 3,240) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 160 km (99 mi) S of Sliema (pop: 11,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 161 km (100 mi) S of Hal Gharghur (pop: 2,030) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 173 km (108 mi) S of Għajnsielem (pop: 3,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 214 km (133 mi) NNE of Tripoli (Libya) (pop: 1,151,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	5.6 x 10¹² joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.3	10 km	central Mediterranean Sea (Malta)	USGS

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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Nov 11, 1992 20:40 30 years ago	4.2 10 km	166 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Sep 30, 1992 19:01 31 years ago	3.7 10 km	150 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More

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