2008 Scania earthquake

2008 Skåne County earthquake
2008 Scania earthquake is located in Baltic Sea
2008 Scania earthquake
Location within Baltic Sea
UTC time
  • 2008-12-16 05:20:01
ISC event
USGS-ANSS
Local date
  • 16 December 2008 (2008-12-16)
Local time
  • 06:20:01
Magnitude
Depth
  • 24.8 km (15.4 mi)[1]
Epicenter55°34′N 13°36′E / 55.56°N 13.6°E / 55.56; 13.6
Areas affected
Max. intensityMMI V (Moderate)
Casualtiesnone

The 2008 Scania earthquake occurred at 06.20am CET (05.20 UTC) on 16 December and affected the southern part of Sweden and eastern parts of Denmark. The epicenter was 5 km southwest of Sjöbo and 60 km east of Malmö in Scania. The earthquake was considered "moderately strong" with a moment magnitude calculated at 4.2–4.3 Mw.[2][3] Strong shaking was reported widely in Sweden from Skåne to Östergötland, in Denmark, and in northern Poland.[4][5] The Skåne region is known for extremely low seismic activity, with only three small earthquakes (each less than 2.8) detected between 1970 and 2008, and only 14 earthquakes since 1375.[2] Roadways in Sweden and Denmark were reported with cracks but investigations did not determine if any were caused by the earthquake.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ International Seismological Centre. Event Bibliography. Thatcham, United Kingdom. [Event 13402913].
  2. 1 2 3 Voss, Peter H.; et al. (2009). "Earthquake in Southern Sweden Wakes Up Denmark on 16 December 2008" (PDF). Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin (17): 11.
  3. ↑ Arkert, Johan (December 16, 2008). "Jordbävning i hela Skåne". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2008-12-16.
  4. ↑ Bödvarsson, Reynir (December 16, 2008). "Mycket stort skalv". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
  5. ↑ Hallberg, Lilly (December 16, 2008). "Därför drabbas sällan Sverige". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
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