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Light mag. 3.0 earthquake - 24 km SSW of Haz-Zebbug, Malta, on Saturday, Oct 31, 2020 at 9:04 pm (GMT +1)

Light magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 2 km depth

31 Oct 20:23 UTC: First to report: INGV after 19 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Oct 31, 2020 20:04:03 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Oct 31, 2020 at 9:04 pm (GMT +1)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3
Depth	2.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	35.6718°N / 14.3537°E (Strait of Sicily, Malta)
Antipode	35.672°S / 165.646°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)
Nearest volcano	Campi Flegrei Mar Sicilia (214 km / 133 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	20 km (13 mi) SSW of Qrendi (Il-Qrendi) (pop: 2,490) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Żurrieq (Iż-Żurrieq) (pop: 9,150) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) S of Dingli (pop: 3,010) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Safi (pop: 1,860) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Siġġiewi (Is-Siġġiewi) (pop: 7,680) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Mqabba (L-Imqabba) (pop: 2,890) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Kirkop (pop: 2,140) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) SW of Birzebbuga (Birżebbuġa) (pop: 8,670) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Haz-Zebbug (Ħaż-Żebbuġ) (pop: 11,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) S of Mdina (L-Imdina) (pop: 360) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (15 mi) SW of Għaxaq (Ħal Għaxaq) (pop: 4,380) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (16 mi) S of Imtarfa (pop: 2,430) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Qormi (pop: 18,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (16 mi) SW of Marsaxlokk (pop: 3,030) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Attard (pop: 9,510) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Paula (Paola) (pop: 9,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Ħamrun (Il-Ħamrun) (pop: 10,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Santa Venera (Saint Venera) (pop: 6,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Lija (pop: 2,470) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Birkirkara (pop: 21,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Balzan (pop: 3,240) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Imsida (L-Imsida) (pop: 6,920) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Mosta (Il-Mosta) (pop: 17,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SSW of L-Iklin (pop: 3,360) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 28 km (17 mi) SW of Żabbar (Ħaż-Żabbar) (pop: 15,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Senglea (pop: 2,960) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Saint John (pop: 12,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Ta’ Xbiex (pop: 1,640) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Cospicua (Bormla) (pop: 6,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Floriana (Il-Furjana) (pop: 2,520) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) SW of Marsaskala (pop: 10,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Birgu (Il-Birgu) (pop: 2,940) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Kalkara (Il-Kalkara) (pop: 2,980) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Valleta (Valletta) (pop: 6,790) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Hal Gharghur (Ħal Għargħur) (pop: 2,030) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 30 km (18 mi) SW of Xgħajra (Ix-Xgħajra) (pop: 837) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Sliema (Tas-Sliema) (pop: 11,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) S of Għajnsielem (pop: 3,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Malta Island (pop: 388,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 17.7°C (64 F), humidity: 88%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from WNW
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10⁹ joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.0	2.4 km	Canale Di Sicilia Meridionale (MARE), Malta	INGV

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Seismic station: Castrocucco, Italy (CUC/MN network) | Distance from quake: 497 km / 309 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Castrocucco, 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: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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