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Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - Eastern Mediterranean, 98 km south of Żurrieq, Malta, on Thursday, Dec 29, 2022 at 1:23 am (GMT +1) -

Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 10 km depth

29 Dec 00:29 UTC: First to report: NOA after 6 minutes.
29 Dec 00:38: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 29, 2022 00:23:06 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Dec 29, 2022 at 1:23 am (GMT +1)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.4
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	34.9656°N / 14.2649°E (Eastern Mediterranean, Malta)
Antipode	34.966°S / 165.735°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	98 km (61 mi) S of Żurrieq (pop: 9,150) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 100 km (62 mi) S of Mqabba (pop: 2,890) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 103 km (64 mi) S of Qormi (pop: 18,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 103 km (64 mi) S of Paula (pop: 9,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 103 km (64 mi) S of Mdina (pop: 360) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 104 km (65 mi) S of Imtarfa (pop: 2,430) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 105 km (65 mi) SSW of Senglea (pop: 2,960) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 105 km (65 mi) S of Birkirkara (pop: 21,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 106 km (66 mi) SSW of Birgu (pop: 2,940) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 106 km (66 mi) SSW of Floriana (pop: 2,520) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 106 km (66 mi) S of Ta’ Xbiex (pop: 1,640) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 106 km (66 mi) SSW of Valleta (pop: 6,790) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 118 km (73 mi) S of Għajnsielem (pop: 3,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 103 km (64 mi) S of Malta Island (pop: 388,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 165 km (102 mi) ESE of Lampedusa Island (pop: 5,870) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 18.3°C (65 F), humidity: 61%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	2.5 x 10¹¹ joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.4	10 km	Malta: 544 Km WSW From Lixouri	USGS
4.0	10 km	97 Km S of Żurrieq, Malta	NOA
4.4	10 km	Malta: CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA	EMSC
4.4	10 km	Malta: Central Mediterranean Sea	RaspberryShake
4.4	10 km	Malta: Central Mediterranean Sea	IRIS
4.2	10 km	Malta: Central Mediterranean Sea	GFZ

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Castrocucco, Italy (CUC/MN network) | Distance from quake: 576 km / 358 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: 0.2-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake (2)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

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qormi (106.9 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)

Sliema / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s

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