In the temporarily occupied Crimea on Monday, February 27, an earthquake allegedly occurred. The tremors were allegedly felt by the inhabitants of the southern coast of Crimea.
Crimean telegram channels, as well as adviser to the Russian-controlled head of Crimea, Oleg Kryuchkov, are reporting an earthquake in Crimea, citing data from the Alushta seismic station, Channel 24 writes .
The epicenter of the earthquake was between Yalta and Alushta
The report refers to an underground shock previously less than 3 points, the epicenter of which was between Yalta and Alushta. The Alushta seismic station specified that the epicenter of the earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 lay in the sea, at a depth of 15 kilometers and 25 kilometers from the coast.
The Main Center for Special Control has not yet commented on the information about the earthquake in Crimea. Instead, on the morning of February 27, tremors were reported in the Transcarpathian region.
The earthquake was recorded near the village of Bolshaya Dobron, which is 19 kilometers west of Mukachevo. Its magnitude was 3.3.
Earthquakes often occur in Crimea
24 The channel turned to Alexander Kendzer, Deputy Director of the Institute of Geophysics of the National Academy of Sciences, for a comment. According to him, such minor shocks are common for the Crimean peninsula .
Alexander said that earthquakes of this magnitude occur in Crimea up to 200 times a year and they are recorded by seismological centers.
He also explained that a low-magnitude earthquake can only be felt by people if it is close to the surface. Otherwise, such an earthquake does not pose a serious threat.
