Saturday 17 June 2023, 08:45: earthquake at Samoa Islands Region
Earthquakes with magnitude 5.9 felt at 08:45 on 17 June 2023.
Place: Samoa Islands Region.
On Saturday 17 June 2023 at 08:45 an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 and depth 20 km was recorded in Samoa Islands Region. 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 08:45 on 17 June 2023 with epicenter Samoa Islands Region, having a depth of 20 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 5.9, 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.
Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org
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