Moderate Shallow Earthquake In Hungary On Tuesday Night – Felt As Far As Budapest
- 25 Apr 2013 10:55 AM
The earthquake was also felt in Debrecen. All the seismological agencies are reporting a depth of 10 km which is very shallow. Depending on the underground and the soil type the shaking may generate some slight damage. A moderate earthquake struck near Dormand but was widely felt in the country. In Budapest mostly as a slight shaking. Epicenter below Erdotelek.
EMSC and Geofon are reporting a focal depth of only 10 km which can lead to cracks in walls, fallen objects etc. We do however not expect serious damage if the current parameters are correct.
100 km E of Budapest, Hungary / pop: 1,696,128 / local time: 00:28:47.0 2013-04-23
23 km S of Eger, Hungary / pop: 56,647 / local time: 00:28:47.0 2013-04-23
1 km NE of Erdőtelek, Hungary / pop: 3,443 / local time: 00:28:47.0 2013-04-23
Source and feed-back on the earthquake experience: EarthQuake Report
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