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- M3.5 - Earthquake in Gaucín, Málaga

 

Earthquakes continue in the area following the devastating floods caused by the Leonardo depression. Today, a magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the same area

 

M3.5 - Earthquake in Gaucín, Málaga

Earthquake in Gaucín, Málaga
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Dozens of earthquakes are still occurring in the area southwest of Málaga where the severe flooding took place.

This earthquake was the largest to hit the area.

Earthquake data:

 

Date and time of origin: 2026-02-08 01:43:04 UTC
Date and time of arrival at the Citizen seismic station: 2026-02-08 01:45:05 UTC
Location where the station is located: Germans Sàbat, Girona, ES (EU)
Time difference from the event to arrival at the station: 2 minutes and 1 seconds
Distance from the epicenter to the station: 925,51 Km
Wave speed: 7,65 km/s => 7.648,88 m/s
Wave type (according to speed): Pn
Sensor type: Accelerometer ADXL355
Sampling frequency (sps): 100Hz
Alarms: frequencies activated upon arrival of the wave:
* By order of detection
1-5Hz
Place of Origin: NW GAUCÍN.MA
Geodetic coordinates of the epicenter:  📍 36.5604°N -5.3507°E
Depth (hypocenter): 5.0 km
Magnitude Richter Scale: M3.5
Modified Mercalli Scale Magnitude MMI => DYFI (Did You Feel It):
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URL Official Data EMSC:  https://www.emsc.eu/Earthquake_information/earthqu...
Unofficial data URL Volcano Discovery:  https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/es/sismos/informe...
URL Official Data IGN:  https://www.ign.es/web/ign/portal/ultimos-terremot...

 

 

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