M5.2 earthquake 180 km NW of T?krah, Libya
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 180 km NW of T?krah, Libya on Fri, Aug 12, 2022, 11:31 PM GMT+2 (21:31 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-08-12 21:31:50 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (10.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.523° N, 19.044° E
- Region
- Libya
- Felt reports
- 4
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 5.2 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 14°, dip 73°, rake 8°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 282°, dip 82°, rake 163°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.7 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 43°
- Stations used
- 112
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 us6000iacz (also filed as usauto6000iacz). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:56 AM UTC.