The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 2.9 quake in Spain near Ontinyent, Valencia, only 10 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Monday, April 20th, 2026, at 1:52 am local time at a very shallow depth of 5.40 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 3.0. A third agency, Spain's Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), reported the same quake at magnitude 3.0.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Ontinyent (pop. 37,700) located 2 km from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Alcoy (pop. 61,600) located 18 km from the epicenter, Xativa (pop. 29,400) 21 km away, and Ibi (pop. 24,100) 22 km away. In Villena (pop. 35,200, 29 km away), Alzira (pop. 44,400, 40 km away), Elda (pop. 55,200, 41 km away), and Gandia (pop. 73,800, 41 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Apr 20, 2026 01:52 am (GMT +2) local time (19 Apr 2026 23:52 GMT)Magnitude: 2.9Depth: 5.40 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 38.82°N / 0.62°W (Valencia, Valencia, Spain)Primary data source: EMSC