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- M2.6 - Earthquake off the Catalan Coast, Costa Brava, Girona
An earthquake of magnitude 2.6 took place this afternoon off the Catalan Coast, corresponding to the diagonal fault that crosses the eastern coastal area of Catalonia and ends about 35 km off the Catalan Coast.
It was not felt by the population.
In this area, the diagonal fault to the east of Catalonia is known to have caused this earthquake.
The same area has experienced several earthquakes, including one of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale according to the Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya (ICGC), and 3.7 according to the Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), on May 29, 2025.
Also detected in a large part of France
Earthquake data:
| Date and time of origin: | 2026-08-04 18:17:24 UTC |
| Date and time of arrival at the Citizen seismic station: | 2026-08-04 18:17:37 UTC |
| Location where the station is located: | Germans Sàbat, Girona, ES (EU) |
| Time difference from the event to arrival at the station: | 0 minutes and 13 seconds |
| Distance from the epicenter to the station: | 75,42 Km |
| Wave speed: | 5,80 km/s => 5.801,17 m/s |
| Wave type (according to speed): | P |
| Sensor type: | Geophone 4.5Hz - 200 V/m/s |
| Sampling frequency (sps): | 100Hz |
| Alarms: frequencies activated upon arrival of the wave: * By order of detection |
1-15Hz |
| Place of Origin: | Costa Catalana, Costa Brava, Girona |
| Geodetic coordinates of the epicenter: | 📍 41.9115°N 3.7071°E |
| Depth (hypocenter): | 2.0 km |
| Magnitude Richter Scale: | M2.6 |
| Modified Mercalli Scale Magnitude MMI => DYFI (Did You Feel It): | I * MMI estimated |
| URL Official Data IGN: | https://www.ign.es/web/ign/portal/ultimos-terremot... |
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