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Earthquake: 45 km N of Qiryat Shemona

4.0Magnitude

May have been felt weakly II scarcely felt

On 6 Jul 2014 at 00:41 (Israel time) a magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred 45 km N of Qiryat Shemona, at a depth of 13 km. Estimated intensity: up to II (scarcely felt) in Yuval.

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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
Yuval42 kmII scarcely felt0
Kefar Gil'adi42 kmII scarcely felt0
Ma'yan Barukh43 kmII scarcely felt0
Misgav Am40 kmII scarcely felt0
Ghajar41 kmII scarcely felt0
Bet Hillel46 kmII scarcely felt0
Dan45 kmII scarcely felt0
Dafna45 kmII scarcely felt0
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LocalityDistanceEstimated intensityReports
Hagosherim46 kmII scarcely felt0
Mennara45 kmII scarcely felt0
Margaliyyot43 kmII scarcely felt0
Qiryat Shemona45 kmII scarcely felt0
She'ar Yashuv46 kmII scarcely felt0
Senir46 kmII scarcely felt0
Yiftah53 kmII scarcely felt0

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Quake data

Magnitude
4.0 (mb)
Time (Israel)
Time (UTC)
2014-07-05 21:41:35
Epicentre
33.587°N, 35.398°E
Depth
13 km
Region
45 km N of Qiryat Shemona
Shown source
USGS
Last update

All sources

SourceMagnitudeEpicentreUpdated
USGS4.0 mb33.59, 35.40

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