Earthquake information: Light Mag. 3.4 earthquake – iar nad Hronom region, Banska Bystrica, 17 km south of Predzka, Slovakia, Thursday, January 28, 2021 9:16 a.m. (GMT +1)

A magnitude of 3.4 earthquake at a depth of 10 km

Jan 28 08:19 UTC: First to report: GFZ two minutes later. 28 Jan 08:24: Volume recalculated from 3.5 to 4.0. Epicenter location corrected 1.3 km (0.8 mi) towards SE 28 Jan 08:36: magnitude recalculated from 4.0 to 3.4. The epicenter position was corrected 7.6 km (4.7 mi) southwest.

Updated January 28, 2021, 08:24

A small earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter scale was just reported 13 km southeast of Prevedza, Slovakia

3.5 Earthquake Jan 28 9:16 am (GMT +1)

A 3.5-magnitude earthquake was reported near Prévedza, Ukrce Prividze, Trenín, Slovakia, just 7 minutes ago by the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ), one of the main international agencies monitoring seismic activity around the world. The earthquake occurred 10 kilometers below the epicenter on the morning of Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 9:16 am local time. The exact size, epicenter and depth of the earthquake may be reviewed within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or when other agencies release their reports. Based on the preliminary seismic data, the earthquake should not have occurred. It caused no major damage, but probably many people felt it as a slight shaking in the epicenter area. A weak tremor might be felt in Handlova (population 18,000) located 6 km from the epicenter, Prevedza (53,000 inhabitants) 13 km away, and Sheyar nad Hronom (19,400 inhabitants) 14 km away. Other towns or cities near From the epicenter where the earthquake can be felt because the very weak tremor includes Sharanovica (population 6,600) located 22 km from the epicenter, Partizansky (24400) at 25 km, Banska Stiavnica (upstream 10200) 29 km, Banovce nad Pipravo 18.900) 34 km, Elava (5400) 50 km, and Povaa Bystrica (43900) 54 km. In Puchov (population 18,800, 57 km away), and Nitra (86,300 population, 63 km away), the earthquake may not have been felt.

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Date and time: January 28, 2021 08:16:43 UTC – Local time at the epicenter: Thursday, January 28, 2021 9:16 AM (GMT +1) Size: 3.4 Depth: 10.0 km latitude / longitude epicenter: 48.62 ° N / 18.66 ° E (Žiar nad Hronom region, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia) Nearby towns and cities: 9 km (6 mi) southeast of Lehota pod Vtačnikom (population: 3,930) -> Watch nearby earthquakes!) WNW of iar nad Hronom (Banska Bystrica region) (Population: 19,400) -> Watch nearby earthquakes 16 km (10 mi) northwest of arnovica (population: 6,600) -> See nearby earthquakes 17 km (11 mi) ) South Prividza (Trinsiansky) kraj) (Population: 53,000) -> See nearby earthquakes 20 km (13 miles) east of Partizansky (Trinsiansky Kraj) (Population: 24,400) -> See nearby earthquakes 27 km (16 mi) Northwest of Banska tiavnica (Banska Bystrica region) (pop: 10,200) -> Watch nearby earthquakes 37 km (23 mi) west of Zvolen (Banska Bystrica region) (population: 44,500) -> See nearby earthquakes 42 km (26Mi) northwest krupina (panskopestrik garage) (pop: 7990) -> 55 km (34 mi) northeast of Nitra (north itriansky kraj) (population: 86300) -> see nearby earthquakes 68 km (42 mi) northwest of Ve Vký Krtiš (Banskobystrický kraj) (Population: 12,600) -> See nearby earthquakes 75 km (46 mi) west of Prizno (km: 21,300)) -> See nearby earthquakes 81 km (50 miles) northwest of Luzhinck (Banskobystrický kraj) ( Population: 28200) -> Watch nearby earthquakes 86 km (54 mi) northwest of Poltar (km: 6100) -> Watch nearby earthquakes 104 km (65 mi) west of Rimavska Sobota (Panskopystrik Kraj) (25200) -> See nearby earthquakes 107 km (67 mi) west of Rivoca (Banskopystriki Garage) (Population: 13,500) -> See nearby earthquakes 126 km (78 mi)) ENE from Bratislava (pop: 423,700) -> See nearby earthquakes Weather at the epicenter at a time Earthquake: clouds scattered -4.8 ° C (23 ° F), humidity: 100%, wind: 1 m / s (2 knots) from WSW Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Center for Geosciences) Estimated outgoing energy: 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 mWh, Equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) More information

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSourceM 3.410 km CZECH REPUBLIC AND SLOVAKIA GFZM 3.410 km SLOVAKIAEMSCM 3.910 km SLOVAKIAEMSCM 3.810 km Handlovakia / SLOVAKIA ZAMGM 3.510 km Handlova, Slovakia MUNIM 3.89 km SLOVAKIA NEEP User reports on this earthquake (9)

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23.8 km north from the epicenter [Map] / No hair

13.9 km ESE from the epicenter [Map] / Weak vibration (MMI III) / Horizontal swing (Side) / 2-5 seconds: the wheelchair is moved slightly forward and backward, the blinds lean against the windows

60 brick / weak vibration (MMI III)

Lovčica-Trubín / Light vibration (MMI IV) / Vertical and horizontal swing / 2-5 seconds

Podhradie (Prievidza) / Light Vibration (MMI IV) / Single Side Vibration / 1-2 seconds: Hold for approximately 2 seconds, home shake in Podhradie just on Prievidza side

Prievidza / no hair

Ziar nad Hronom / Weak vibration (MMI III) / Horizontal swing (Side) / 2-5 sec

Prague / no hair

Sebedraie / Weak vibration (MMI III) / Horizontal (side) swing

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