Saturday 25 May 2024, 10:08: earthquake at Near East Coast Of Kamchatka
Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org
Earthquakes with magnitude 5 felt at 10:08 on 25 May 2024.
Place: Near East Coast Of Kamchatka.
On Saturday 25 May 2024 at 10:08 an earthquake of magnitude 5 and depth 32.5 km was recorded in Near East Coast Of Kamchatka. Further info on the EMSC webpage
by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are
classified into superficial
(hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and
deep
(hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 10:08 on 25 May 2024 with epicenter Near East Coast Of Kamchatka, having a depth of 32.5 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 5, therefore between 5 and 6, this earthquake is classified as "moderate". This type of earthquake can cause severe
structural damage to poorly constructed buildings in confined areas.
Minor damage to buildings built with modern anti-seismic criteria.
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