Seismologists confirm that an earthquake has been recorded in Latvia

The information was confirmed at the seismological station.

“The seismological station in Sliter recorded ground vibrations, but the seismologist assesses this as a very local event, since stations in neighboring countries did not record this event so clearly,” weather forecaster Tom Britsis wrote in his microblog “X”.

The seismological station in Slītere recorded ground vibrations, however, the seismologist assesses it as a very local event, because the stations of neighboring countries did not record this event so clearly. More here: https://t.co/bNCyHKDEsJ

— Toms Bricis (@boms_tricis) April 30, 2024

At this point, it is clear that the earthquake, if it can be called such, is of a local scale, since signs of it can only be observed at one observation station.

Therefore, the expected magnitude of the event is likely to be below magnitude 3, meaning that no earthquake-related damage to buildings or infrastructure may be observed.

Earth movements observed in Latvia are usually small in scale and associated with human activities, such as military exercises.

The last natural earthquake in the Baltic region was recorded in 2022 in northern Estonia with a magnitude of 2.3. Natural earthquakes in the region rarely exceed magnitude 3.

LCOSGM encourages everyone who has felt earth vibrations to fill out a form and send it to [email protected].