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Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - 45 km south of Birkirkara, Malta, on Wednesday, Jul 13, 2022 at 1:06 am (GMT +2) -

Light magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 2 km depth

12 Jul 23:09 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 3 minutes.
12 Jul 23:34: Now using data updates from EMSC
13 Jul 02:02: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 14.0 to 2.0 km (from 8.7 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.4 km (2.8 mi) towards S.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jul 12, 2022 23:06:17 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Jul 13, 2022 at 1:06 am (GMT +2)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.5
Depth	2.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	35.49°N / 14.45°E (Strait of Sicily, Malta)
Antipode	35.49°S / 165.55°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	5 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	Campi Flegrei Mar Sicilia (236 km / 147 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	38 km (24 mi) S of Żurrieq (pop: 9,150) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) S of Mqabba (pop: 2,890) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) S of Paula (pop: 9,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) S of Qormi (pop: 18,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 44 km (28 mi) S of Mdina (pop: 360) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) S of Senglea (pop: 2,960) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) S of Imtarfa (pop: 2,430) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) S of Birgu (pop: 2,940) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) S of Birkirkara (pop: 21,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) S of Floriana (pop: 2,520) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 46 km (28 mi) S of Ta’ Xbiex (pop: 1,640) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 46 km (29 mi) S of Valleta (pop: 6,790) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 61 km (38 mi) SSE of Għajnsielem (pop: 3,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 44 km (27 mi) S of Malta Island (pop: 388,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 23.5°C (74 F), humidity: 64%, wind: 2 m/s (5 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.1 x 10¹⁰ joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.5	2 km	MALTA REGION	EMSC
3.5	20 km	Malta: Central Mediterranean Sea	RaspberryShake

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Seismic station: Castrocucco, Italy (CUC/MN network) | Distance from quake: 515 km / 320 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: 0.5-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Malta (38.3 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 1-2 s : Laying down in bed and felt a sudden shake like someone was shaking the whole bed but was the whole room. Heard my lamp / alarm clock move next to me too

Birzebbuga (39 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Felt the bed shake

Pieta / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 5-10 s : My bed was shaking

mqabba / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s

Marsaxlokk malta / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s

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