M 5.9 earthquake – 124 km W of Sirte, Libya
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Local time: Apr 19, 1935 · 21:31 (UTC+1)
ModerateShallow · 15 km
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- Magnitude
- 5.9moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 15 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 31.264, 15.286124 km from Sirte
- Energy released
- 11 kilotons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 532USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Apr 19, 1935.
How strong was it?
Moderate earthquake. It released 11 kilotons of TNT, 22 times the energy of 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 Libya.
- 6.8 near the coast of Libya Apr 19, 1935
- 6.2 112 km WSW of Sirte, Libya Apr 20, 1935
- 5.8 46 km WSW of Sirte, Libya Jan 23, 1939
- 5.7 81 km W of Sirte, Libya Jan 20, 1939
- 5.7 60 km WNW of Sirte, Libya Sep 2, 1972
- 5.6 35 km NE of Tājūrā’, Libya Sep 4, 1974
- 5.6 115 km W of Sirte, Libya Apr 19, 1935
- 5.6 73 km W of Sirte, Libya Jan 20, 1939
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.