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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.1 mb |
| Local datetime | 2021/05/23 08:50 |
| Universal datetime | 2021/05/23 03:50 |
| Latitude | -0.15 ° ± 10 km |
| Longitude | 77.77 ° ± 7 km |
| Depth | 10 km (from location) ± 0.0 km |
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Testify !Near cities
This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
| Name | Distance (km) | Population |
|---|---|---|
Thiruvananthapuram 
|
961 | 784153 |
| Tirunelveli
|
982 | 435844 |
| Kollam
|
1009 | 394163 |
Colombo 
|
816 | 217000 |
| Nagercoil
|
922 | 213858 |
| Moratuwa
|
801 | 185031 |
| Sri Jawewardenepura Kotte
|
816 | 115826 |
| Kandy
|
882 | 111701 |
| Trincomalee
|
1038 | 108420 |
| Galle
|
736 | 93118 |
| Batticaloa
|
973 | 86742 |
| Anuradhapura
|
983 | 60943 |
| Ratnapura
|
810 | 47832 |
| Puttalan
|
933 | 45661 |
| Badulla
|
869 | 42230 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 2.84 |
| Azimuthal gap | 128.26 ° |
| Number of stations used | 7 |
| Number of phases used | 7 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | CHTO | P | 03:56:27.44 | -0.66 | 46.48 | 28.14 | Automatic |
| II | UOSS | P | 03:57:07.12 | -0.36 | 321.83 | 32.63 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 03:58:59.74 | -0.12 | 119.94 | 46.02 | Automatic |
| II | MBAR | P | 03:59:03.64 | -4.66 | 269.31 | 47.03 | Automatic |
| II | KIV | P | 03:59:57.87 | -1.86 | 329.26 | 54.03 | Automatic |
| IU | ANTO | P | 04:00:27.69 | 4.62 | 319.82 | 57.23 | Automatic |
| IU | TSUM | P | 04:00:59.67 | 3.05 | 248.2 | 61.94 | Automatic |