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Earthquake: 34 km S of Eilat

4.0Magnitude

May have been felt weakly II scarcely felt

On 7 Feb 2001 at 05:39 (Israel time) a magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred 34 km S of Eilat, at a depth of 9 km. Estimated intensity: up to II (scarcely felt) in Elot.

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Estimated intensity from a calibrated intensity model, adjusted by public reports. An estimate, not a measurement. The same information is in the table "Intensity by locality" below.

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Intensity by locality

The 8 localities with the highest estimated intensity, with public reports where there are any.

LocalityDistanceEstimated intensityReports
Elot36 kmII scarcely felt0
Eilat34 kmII scarcely felt0
Be'er Ora50 kmII scarcely felt0
Elifaz59 kmII scarcely felt0
Samar64 kmII scarcely felt0
Yotvata71 kmII scarcely felt0
Shaharut72 kmII scarcely felt0
Gerofit76 kmII scarcely felt0
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LocalityDistanceEstimated intensityReports
Mahane Yokhved75 kmII scarcely felt0
Qetura79 kmII scarcely felt0
Lotan81 kmII scarcely felt0
Shizzafon88 kmII scarcely felt0
Yahel92 kmII scarcely felt0
Paran123 kmII scarcely felt0
Mahane Bildad138 kmII scarcely felt0

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Quake data

Magnitude
4.0 (ml)
Time (Israel)
Time (UTC)
2001-02-07 03:39:00
Epicentre
29.260°N, 35.010°E
Depth
9 km
Region
34 km S of Eilat
Shown source
USGS
Last update

All sources

SourceMagnitudeEpicentreUpdated
USGS4.0 ml29.26, 35.01

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