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Moderate mag. 3.9 earthquake - Eastern Mediterranean, 120 km south of Birkirkara, Malta, on Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023 at 10:51 pm (GMT +1) -

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.3 quake Eastern Mediterranean, 113 km south of Birkirkara, Malta, Jan 24, 2023 9:25 pm (GMT +1), which had occurred 1 day 1 hours earlier.

Updated: Jan 26, 2023 22:42 GMT - refresh

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Moderate mag. 3.9 earthquake - Eastern Mediterranean, 120 km south of Birkirkara, Malta, on Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023 at 10:51 pm (GMT +1)

Moderate magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 10 km depth

25 Jan 21:55 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 4 minutes.
25 Jan 22:08: Now using data updates from INGV

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Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 25, 2023 21:51:29 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023 at 10:51 pm (GMT +1)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.9
Depth	9.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	34.8292°N / 14.2985°E (Eastern Mediterranean, Malta)
Antipode	34.829°S / 165.702°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	7 reports
Primary data source	INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	113 km (70 mi) S of Żurrieq (pop: 9,150) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 114 km (71 mi) S of Mqabba (pop: 2,890) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 117 km (73 mi) S of Qormi (pop: 18,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 118 km (73 mi) S of Paula (pop: 9,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 118 km (73 mi) S of Mdina (pop: 360) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 119 km (74 mi) S of Imtarfa (pop: 2,430) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 119 km (74 mi) S of Senglea (pop: 2,960) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 120 km (74 mi) S of Birkirkara (pop: 21,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 120 km (75 mi) S of Birgu (pop: 2,940) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 120 km (75 mi) S of Floriana (pop: 2,520) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 120 km (75 mi) S of Ta’ Xbiex (pop: 1,640) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 121 km (75 mi) S of Valleta (pop: 6,790) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 133 km (83 mi) S of Għajnsielem (pop: 3,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 118 km (73 mi) S of Malta Island (pop: 388,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 13.4°C (56 F), humidity: 60%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from WSW
Estimated seismic energy released	4.5 x 10¹⁰ joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.9	9.5 km	Near Birkirkara, Birkirkara, Malta	INGV
3.9	10 km	Malta: CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA	EMSC
3.9	10 km	Malta: Central Mediterranean Sea	RaspberryShake

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Seismic station: Castrocucco, Italy (CUC/MN network) | Distance from quake: 590 km / 366 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 (117.9 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 1-2 s : a very short shake of the ground for few seconds

Sliema (121.5 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s

MARSASKALA malte (116.9 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s : While Reading in thé bed, thé bed moved from right to left.

Malta,Valetta (119.8 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Not big but I fall of the bed

Sliema / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s

San Gwann / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s

Sliema / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s

Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900

Date and time GMT	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
Jan 24, 2023 20:25 2 days ago	5.3 10 km	7km / 5mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 113 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Sep 29, 1992 15:04 30 years ago	5.3 10 km	43km / 26mi	158 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 23, 2023 10:37 4 days ago	5.1 10 km	25km / 15mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 99 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 18, 2023 15:54 8 days ago	5.1 10 km	5km / 3mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 115 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 18, 2023 04:21 9 days ago	5.0 10 km	10km / 6mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 96 km S of Żurrieq, Malta	More
Jan 18, 2023 17:00 8 days ago	4.7 10 km	15km / 9mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 110 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 18, 2023 14:13 8 days ago	4.6 10 km	17km / 10mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 120 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jul 3, 2012 05:03 11 years ago	4.5 0.6 km	99km / 61mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 185 km NE of Tripoli, Libya	More
Apr 25, 2009 01:36 14 years ago	4.5 10 km	70km / 43mi	169 km NE of Tripoli, Libya	More
Dec 29, 2022 00:23 4 weeks ago	4.4 10 km	15km / 10mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 98 km S of Żurrieq, Malta	More
Nov 8, 1977 21:44 45 years ago	4.4 33 km	120km / 75mi	164 km SE of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Sep 30, 2020 01:01 2 years ago	4.3 10 km	107km / 66mi	6.2 km S of Birzebbuga, Malta	More
May 13, 2020 17:03 3 years ago	4.3 140 km	112km / 70mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 191 km SE of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Aug 4, 2018 04:07 4 years ago	4.3 10 km	75km / 46mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 174 km N of Tripoli, Libya	More
Jan 17, 2023 19:42 9 days ago	4.2 10.2 km	10km / 6mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 111 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
May 21, 2014 04:13 9 years ago	4.2 10 km	105km / 65mi	39 km SE of Żabbar, Malta	More
Nov 11, 1992 20:40 30 years ago	4.2 10 km	49km / 30mi	166 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Sep 11, 1992 17:20 30 years ago	4.2 10 km	48km / 30mi	166 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 25, 2023 01:12 1 day 21 hours ago	4.1 10 km	9km / 6mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 126 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Aug 23, 2017 09:16 5 years ago	4.1 39 km	98km / 61mi	55 km SE of Żabbar, Malta	More
Apr 24, 2011 13:02 12 years ago	4.1 20 km	122km / 76mi	29 km E of Marsaskala, Malta	More
Oct 18, 2006 18:25 16 years ago	4.1 35 km	122km / 76mi	118 km NE of Tājūrā’, Tripoli, Libya	More
Jul 7, 2003 15:08 20 years ago	4.1 10 km	122km / 76mi	22 km E of Żabbar, Malta	More
Jan 19, 2000 16:21 23 years ago	4.1 10 km	51km / 32mi	160 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 25, 2023 07:54 1 day 15 hours ago	4.0 19 km	15km / 9mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 117 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Oct 8, 2022 03:33 16 weeks ago	4.0 38 km	65km / 40mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 181 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Aug 25, 2017 17:10 5 years ago	4.0 10 km	138km / 86mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 84 km E of Valleta, Valletta, Malta	More
Oct 7, 1987 08:53 35 years ago	4.0 33 km	146km / 91mi	Malta, 33 km E of Lampedusa Island, Sicily, Italy	More
Jan 25, 2023 03:28 1 day 19 hours ago	3.9 10 km	16km / 10mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 112 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 19, 2023 06:18 8 days ago	3.9 10 km	25km / 16mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 118 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Sep 29, 1992 22:52 30 years ago	3.9 9 km	41km / 26mi	139 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 25, 2023 06:44 1 day 16 hours ago	3.8 10 km	18km / 11mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 107 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 24, 2023 22:10 2 days ago	3.8 39 km	17km / 10mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 136 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 19, 2023 04:22 8 days ago	3.8 10 km	14km / 8mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 118 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 18, 2023 22:38 8 days ago	3.8 10 km	27km / 17mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 125 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Dec 13, 2021 02:25 1 year 6 weeks ago	3.8 38 km	34km / 21mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 143 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Oct 9, 2021 06:52 1 year 16 weeks ago	3.7 10.1 km	32km / 20mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 128 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Nov 18, 2018 14:22 4 years ago	3.7 8.6 km	95km / 59mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 178 km SW of Valleta, Valletta, Malta	More
Apr 22, 2001 15:44 22 years ago	3.7 33 km	15km / 10mi	104 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Sep 30, 1992 19:01 30 years ago	3.7 10 km	30km / 19mi	150 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 25, 2023 14:40 1 day 8 hours ago	3.6 9.7 km	11km / 7mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 124 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 23, 2023 12:49 3 days ago	3.6 15 km	23km / 14mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 117 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 20, 2023 15:14 6 days ago	3.6 18 km	24km / 15mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 119 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 19, 2023 04:15 8 days ago	3.6 10 km	9km / 6mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 127 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 18, 2023 08:46 9 days ago	3.6 10 km	46km / 28mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 75 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Oct 9, 2021 14:57 1 year 16 weeks ago	3.6 15 km	27km / 17mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 131 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Oct 2, 2021 02:39 1 year 17 weeks ago	3.6 19 km	11km / 7mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 130 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 25, 2023 20:41 1 day 2 hours ago	3.5 16 km	8km / 5mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 120 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 25, 2023 04:06 1 day 19 hours ago	3.5 20 km	27km / 17mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 114 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 23, 2023 15:28 3 days ago	3.5 10 km	11km / 7mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 127 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 22, 2023 14:21 4 days ago	3.5 16 km	8km / 5mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 116 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 18, 2023 23:29 8 days ago	3.5 10 km	16km / 10mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 116 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jul 12, 2022 23:06 28 weeks ago	3.5 2 km	75km / 46mi	45 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Sep 22, 2021 02:24 1 year 18 weeks ago	3.5 17 km	31km / 19mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 129 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Mar 10, 2020 16:08 3 years ago	3.5 10 km	54km / 34mi	69 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Oct 8, 2017 11:48 5 years ago	3.5 19 km	109km / 67mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 71 km SE of Żabbar, Malta	More
Jan 25, 2023 18:53 1 day 4 hours ago	3.4 19 km	10km / 6mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 117 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 25, 2023 00:22 1 day 22 hours ago	3.4 10 km	23km / 14mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 98 km S of Żurrieq, Malta	More
Jan 22, 2023 13:56 4 days ago	3.4 10 km	24km / 15mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 118 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Sep 2, 2017 00:45 5 years ago	3.4 10 km	113km / 70mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 77 km SE of Żabbar, Malta	More
Jan 25, 2023 12:09 1 day 11 hours ago	3.2 25 km	16km / 10mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 99 km S of Żurrieq, Malta	More
Aug 8, 2017 14:29 5 years ago	3.2 8.6 km	98km / 61mi	44 km SE of Żabbar, Malta	More
Jan 25, 2023 20:14 1 day 2 hours ago	3.1 16 km	33km / 20mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 130 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Jan 23, 2023 13:09 3 days ago	3.1 10 km	25km / 15mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 122 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Sep 27, 2021 00:14 1 year 17 weeks ago	3.1 38 km	20km / 12mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 139 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Oct 1, 2020 09:00 2 years ago	3.1 1.9 km	98km / 61mi	18 km SW of Żurrieq, Malta	More
Sep 30, 2020 02:51 2 years ago	3.1 3.5 km	94km / 59mi	20 km SW of Qrendi, Malta	More
Mar 28, 2020 00:26 3 years ago	3.1 10 km	48km / 30mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 79 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Oct 2, 2017 07:33 5 years ago	3.1 65 km	84km / 52mi	35 km S of Qormi, Malta	More
Dec 27, 2022 18:02 4 weeks ago	3.0 10 km	31km / 20mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 95 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Sep 27, 2021 02:27 1 year 17 weeks ago	3.0 27 km	41km / 25mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 140 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Sep 27, 2021 00:00 1 year 17 weeks ago	3.0 20 km	32km / 20mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 132 km S of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Oct 31, 2020 20:04 2 years ago	3.0 2.4 km	94km / 58mi	21 km SW of Żurrieq, Malta	More
Oct 1, 2020 03:45 2 years ago	3.0 27 km	85km / 53mi	27 km S of Żurrieq, Malta	More
May 12, 2018 14:04 5 years ago	3.0 10 km	71km / 44mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 172 km S of Valleta, Valletta, Malta	More
Sep 6, 2017 01:52 5 years ago	3.0 10 km	110km / 68mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 80 km SE of Żabbar, Malta	More
Jan 25, 2023 11:57 1 day 11 hours ago	2.9 23 km	14km / 9mi	Eastern Mediterranean, Malta	More
Jun 28, 2006 19:39 17 years ago	2.9 10 km	51km / 31mi	73 km S of Qormi, Malta	More
Aug 1, 2018 23:19 4 years ago	2.6 38 km	57km / 35mi	Eastern Mediterranean, 142 km SW of Valleta, Valletta, Malta	More
Feb 1, 2018 04:19 5 years ago	2.6 10 km	80km / 50mi	82 km SW of Birkirkara, Malta	More
Oct 3, 2017 14:34 5 years ago	2.4 31 km	84km / 52mi	62 km SE of Marsaskala, Malta	More

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