2008_Skåne_County_earthquake

2008 Skåne County earthquake

2008 Skåne County earthquake

Earthquake in Sweden

The 2008 Skåne County 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. 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]

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References

  1. [1]
    International Seismological Centre. Event Bibliography. Thatcham, United Kingdom. [Event 13402913].
  2. [2]
    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. [3]
    Arkert, Johan (December 16, 2008). "Jordbävning i hela Skåne". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2008-12-16.
  4. [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. [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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