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Earthquake: 41 km W of Qesariyya

4.1Magnitude

May have been felt weakly II scarcely felt

On 7 Aug 2011 at 11:52 (Israel time) a magnitude 4.1 earthquake occurred 41 km W of Qesariyya, at a depth of 31 km. Estimated intensity: up to II (scarcely felt) in Avi'el.

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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
Avi'el49 kmII scarcely felt0
Avihayil45 kmII scarcely felt0
Even Yehuda51 kmII scarcely felt0
Udim49 kmII scarcely felt0
Or Aqiva43 kmII scarcely felt0
Ahituv53 kmII scarcely felt0
Allone Yizhaq50 kmII scarcely felt0
Elyakhin46 kmII scarcely felt0
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LocalityDistanceEstimated intensityReports
Elyashiv46 kmII scarcely felt0
Arsuf51 kmII scarcely felt0
Burgeta53 kmII scarcely felt0
Bet Oren53 kmII scarcely felt0
Bet Halevi49 kmII scarcely felt0
Bet Hananya43 kmII scarcely felt0
Bet Yehoshua50 kmII scarcely felt0

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Quake data

Magnitude
4.1 (mb)
Time (Israel)
Time (UTC)
2011-08-07 08:52:28
Epicentre
32.566°N, 34.470°E
Depth
31 km
Region
41 km W of Qesariyya
Shown source
USGS
Last update

All sources

SourceMagnitudeEpicentreUpdated
USGS4.1 mb32.57, 34.47

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