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Earthquake: 13 km NW of Qiryat Shemona

2.9Magnitude

Not felt in Israel II scarcely felt

On 27 May 2008 at 09:19 (Israel time) a magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred 13 km NW of Qiryat Shemona, at a depth of 1 km. Estimated intensity: up to II (scarcely felt) in Misgav Am.

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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
Misgav Am10 kmII scarcely felt0
Margaliyyot11 kmII scarcely felt0
Kefar Gil'adi12 kmII scarcely felt0
Mennara12 kmII scarcely felt0
Qiryat Shemona13 kmII scarcely felt0
Yuval14 kmII scarcely felt0
Ma'yan Barukh15 kmII scarcely felt0
Bet Hillel16 kmII scarcely felt0
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LocalityDistanceEstimated intensityReports
Ghajar16 kmII scarcely felt0
Hagosherim17 kmII scarcely felt0
Dafna18 kmII scarcely felt0
Yiftah18 kmII scarcely felt0
Ne'ot Mordekhay18 kmII scarcely felt0
Kefar Blum18 kmII scarcely felt0
Sede Nehemya19 kmII scarcely felt0

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Quake data

Magnitude
2.9 (md)
Time (Israel)
Time (UTC)
2008-05-27 06:19:37
Epicentre
33.270°N, 35.450°E
Depth
1 km
Region
13 km NW of Qiryat Shemona
Shown source
USGS
Last update

All sources

SourceMagnitudeEpicentreUpdated
USGS2.9 md33.27, 35.45

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