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Earthquake: Lebanon

4.0Magnitude

May have been felt weakly II scarcely felt

On 29 Apr 2001 at 15:41 (Israel time) a magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred Lebanon, at a depth of 5 km. Estimated intensity: up to II (scarcely felt) in Nimrod.

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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
Nimrod76 kmII scarcely felt0
Ghajar77 kmII scarcely felt0
Senir78 kmII scarcely felt0
Dan79 kmII scarcely felt0
Yuval80 kmII scarcely felt0
Ma'yan Barukh80 kmII scarcely felt0
She'ar Yashuv80 kmII scarcely felt0
Odem81 kmII scarcely felt0
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LocalityDistanceEstimated intensityReports
Dafna80 kmII scarcely felt0
Kefar Gil'adi81 kmII scarcely felt0
El-Rom82 kmII scarcely felt0
Hagosherim82 kmII scarcely felt0
Misgav Am82 kmII scarcely felt0
Bet Hillel83 kmII scarcely felt0
Kefar Szold83 kmII scarcely felt0

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Quake data

Magnitude
4.0 (mb)
Time (Israel)
Time (UTC)
2001-04-29 12:41:54
Epicentre
33.910°N, 35.930°E
Depth
5 km
Region
Lebanon
Shown source
USGS
Last update

All sources

SourceMagnitudeEpicentreUpdated
USGS4.0 mb33.91, 35.93

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