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Earthquake: Eastern Mediterranean Sea

5.0Magnitude

Felt in Israel II scarcely felt

On 30 Mar 2006 at 00:05 (Israel time) a magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred Eastern Mediterranean Sea, at a depth of 27 km. By the intensity model it was most likely not felt in Israel.

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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.

The estimated intensity in Israel is below II (not felt), so there is no coloured layer.

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Intensity by locality

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

LocalityDistanceEstimated intensityReports
Ghajar221 kmII scarcely felt0
Yuval224 kmII scarcely felt0
Kefar Gil'adi224 kmII scarcely felt0
Misgav Am223 kmII scarcely felt0
Dan225 kmII scarcely felt0
Dafna226 kmII scarcely felt0
Ma'yan Barukh224 kmII scarcely felt0
Nimrod225 kmII scarcely felt0
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LocalityDistanceEstimated intensityReports
She'ar Yashuv226 kmII scarcely felt0
Senir225 kmII scarcely felt0
Bet Hillel228 kmII scarcely felt0
Hagosherim227 kmII scarcely felt0
Margaliyyot227 kmII scarcely felt0
Qiryat Shemona227 kmII scarcely felt0
Kefar Szold230 kmII scarcely felt0

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Quake data

Magnitude
5.0 (mwc)
Time (Israel)
Time (UTC)
2006-03-29 22:05:15
Epicentre
35.252°N, 35.427°E
Depth
27 km
Region
Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Shown source
USGS
Last update

All sources

SourceMagnitudeEpicentreUpdated
USGS5.0 mwc35.25, 35.43

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