1989 Jamukh earthquake
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UTC time | 1989-02-07 21:17:59 |
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Local date | February 7, 1989 |
Local time | 20:17:59 |
Duration | 40 seconds |
Magnitude | 4.2 Mw |
Depth | 14 km (9 mi) |
Epicenter | Jamukh, Salamat |
Fault | Salamat Fault |
Max. intensity | VII |
Peak acceleration | 33%G |
Peak velocity | 26cm/s |
Tsunami | No |
Landslides | No |
Foreshocks | 5.1 Mw |
Casualties | 62 |
The 1989 Jamukh Earthquake (Arabic : زلزال جاموخ 1989) was an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 Mw which occurred on Sunday February 7 1989 at 20 h 17 min 59 s local time (21 h 17 min 59 s UTC) west of the city of Jamukh, Salamat. This earthquake is an aftershock of the one which occurred 4 days before in Al Ajmayl and made 62 victims. Another earthquake occurred in the same place in 2014.