Earthquake Magnitude 2.9 Strikes Near Sevastopol
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred off the coast of Sevastopol.
Consensus
- A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near Sevastopol on August 25.
- The epicenter was located 15 kilometers from Cape Fiolent.
- The event was reported by the Institute of Seismology and Geodynamics of the Crimean Federal University named after V.I. Vernadsky.
- The earthquake occurred at 20:46 Moscow time.
- A second earthquake of magnitude 3.1 occurred in the same area the next day.
- The 2.9 earthquake was preceded by three weaker foreshocks.
Points of divergence
- The second earthquake had a magnitude of 3.1 and occurred at 14:19 Moscow time. — riamo
- The energy class of the 3.1 earthquake was 9.3. — riamo
- The energy class of the 2.9 earthquake was 9.2. — vm
- The 2.9 earthquake was preceded by three more intense foreshocks. — vm
- A magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred near the eastern coast of Japan on August 22. — vm
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred in southern Peru on August 20. — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- Another earthquake of magnitude 3.1 occurred near Sevastopol — РИАМО
- Magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred off the coast of Sevastopol — Вечерняя Москва
- Earthquake occurred in the Black Sea near Sevastopol — Вести
- Magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred off the coast of Sevastopol — Москва 24
Key entities
- Sevastopol
- Marina Bondar
- Violenta
- TASS
- RIA Novosti
- Institute of Seismology and Geodynamics
- Moscow
- Black Sea
- Konstantin Mikhalevsky
- GTRK
- Vernadsky Crimean Federal University
- Vernadsky Crimean Federal University
- Kazan Federal University named after V.I. Vernadsky
- Kazan Federal University named after V.I. Vernadsky