M 5.0 earthquake – 41 km NNW of Kindia, Guinea

Feb 3, 2021 · 09:55 UTC · Feb 3, 2021
Local time: Feb 3, 2021 · 09:55 (UTC+0)

ModerateShallow · 10 km Reviewed by a seismologist

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Magnitude: 5.0body-wave magnitude (mb)
Depth: 10 kmShallow earthquake
Epicenter: 10.415, -12.97142 km from Kindia
Energy released: 477 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
Felt reports: 3"Did You Feel It?" responses
Shaking intensity: 5.8max. reported (CDI)
Aftershocks: 0M2.5+ within 30 km
Significance: 386USGS score, 0–1,000+

The strongest here since 1983

The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Dec 22, 1983.

How strong was it?

Moderate earthquake. It released 477 tons of TNT, 1 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.

Chile 1960 M 9.5

Japan 2011 M 9.1

San Francisco 1906 M 7.9

Turkey 2023 M 7.8

Haiti 2010 M 7.0

Northridge 1994 M 6.7

This earthquake M 5.0

The strongest earthquakes within 300 km

Since 1900, around Guinea.