A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 13 kilometers (8 miles) from As Salamīyah in Syria on Monday. Exact location, longitude 37.0148° East, latitude 35.1265° North, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us6000njq1. Event ids that are associated: us6000njq1. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:56:00 / 8:56 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 12/08/24 / 2024-08-12 20:56:00 / August 12, 2024 @ 8:56 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) from Homs (c. 775 400 pop), 23 km (15 miles) from (c. 460 600 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Idlib (c. 128 800 pop), 13 km (8 miles) from As Salamīyah (c. 94 900 pop), 102 km (63 miles) from Jablah (c. 65 900 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Ar Rastan (c. 53 200 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Khān Shaykhūn (c. 49 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Syria (c. 22 198 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ma‘arratmişrīn, Jablah, Al Qaryatayn (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 13 km NNW of As Salamīyah, Syria.
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