Earthquake of the strength 2.5 shakes Judenburg: reassurance for the residents!

Earthquake of the strength 2.5 shakes Judenburg: reassurance for the residents!

Fohnsdorf, Österreich - at 7:29 p.m., a strength of 2.5 was registered in the Judenburg region, Styria, as reported by 5min.at . The epicenter of the noticeable quake was localized in Fohnsdorf. The residents had perceived a easily noticeable jerk and tremor, and even objects in the households were moving. Fortunately, there are no reports of damage to buildings, since earthquake of this strength usually has no significant consequences.

science behind the tremor

The strength of an earthquake is measured on the judge's scale, which was originally developed by the physicist Charles Richter and Beno Gutenberg in 1935, a detailed explanation of wikipedia . This scale is crucial for the assessment of the magnitude based on the seismic measurements, which are mainly near the epicentrum. Quake with a thickness of 2.0 or less are referred to than microerdquakes and are often not noticeable. In contrast, a quake from a thickness of 5.0 is considered moderate and can be registered worldwide.

The judge scale is unlimited upwards, but earthquakes with a magnitude above 7 are considered strong and can have devastating effects. Historically, there was no registered quake that protruded about a value of 10, but events of this size are theoretically possible. The latest measurements show that those affected are better informed and sensitized in terms of perception and reaction to such natural events.