Wednesday 11 September 2024, 09:28: earthquake at Pakistan
Earthquakes with magnitude 5.5 felt at 09:28 on 11 September 2024.
Place: Pakistan.
On Wednesday 11 September 2024 at 09:28 an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 and depth 35 km was recorded in Pakistan. 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 09:28 on 11 September 2024 with epicenter Pakistan, having a depth of 35 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 5.5, 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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