M5.2 earthquake 214 km N of T?krah, Libya
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 214 km N of T?krah, Libya on Thu, Jun 15, 2000, 11:30 PM GMT+2 (21:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-06-15 21:30:29 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.441° N, 20.182° E
- Region
- Libya
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 42°, dip 25°, rake 91°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 221°, dip 65°, rake 90°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 229
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009uny (also filed as gcmtb061500e, gcmt20000615213029, iscgem1736546). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:12 AM UTC.