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Earthquake: near Ginnosar

2.9Magnitude

May have been felt weakly II scarcely felt

On 27 Jul 2018 at 11:51 (Israel time) a magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near Ginnosar, at a depth of 10 km. Estimated intensity: up to II (scarcely felt) in Ginnosar.

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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
Ginnosar1 kmII scarcely felt0
Migdal2 kmII scarcely felt0
Hamam3 kmII scarcely felt0
Livnim4 kmII scarcely felt0
Arbel4 kmII scarcely felt0
Tiberias5 kmII scarcely felt0
Mizpa5 kmII scarcely felt0
Huqoq5 kmII scarcely felt0
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LocalityDistanceEstimated intensityReports
Ravid6 kmII scarcely felt0
Kahal6 kmII scarcely felt0
Kefar Zetim6 kmII scarcely felt0
Kallanit8 kmII scarcely felt0
Qaddarim9 kmII scarcely felt0
Amnun9 kmII scarcely felt0
Korazim9 kmII scarcely felt0

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Quake data

Magnitude
2.9 (mb_lg)
Time (Israel)
Time (UTC)
2018-07-27 08:51:19
Epicentre
32.835°N, 35.522°E
Depth
10 km
Region
near Ginnosar
Shown source
USGS
Last update

All sources

SourceMagnitudeEpicentreUpdated
USGS2.9 mb_lg32.84, 35.52

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