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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
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): | III |
| 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... |