M 4.8 earthquake – Madagascar
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Local time: May 13, 2020 · 22:02 (UTC+3)
LightShallow · 17 km
Reviewed by a seismologist
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- Magnitude
- 4.8body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 17 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- -20.302, 47.66330 km from Fandriana
- Energy released
- 239 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- 24"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 3.3max. reported (CDI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 362USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 2017
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Jan 11, 2017.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 239 tons of TNT, 2 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Madagascar.
- 5.6 22 km NW of Fenoarivo Be, Madagascar Apr 21, 1991
- 5.6 52 km S of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar Oct 4, 1985
- 5.6 48 km N of Beroroha, Madagascar Apr 4, 1975
- 5.5 41 km SSW of Betafo, Madagascar Jan 11, 2017
- 4.9 11 km SW of Soavinandriana, Madagascar Jan 24, 2026
- 4.7 69 km S of Miandrivazo, Madagascar Sep 22, 1998
- 4.5 64 km ESE of Savana, Madagascar Mar 30, 2018