M6.4 earthquake near Darnah, Darnah

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 115 km NNE of Darnah, Libya on 17 Aug 1982, 22:22 UTC at a depth of 31 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Darnah, about 116 km away in Darnah, Libya.