Earthquake in Taganrog: date, cause, consequences

Do you know that there was an earthquake in Taganrog? About this terrible event we will tell in the article. In 2016, on August 7, Sunday morning, in the city of Taganrog and its environs, citizens felt the fluctuation of the soil. The earth was walking in the villages of Troitskoe and Pokrovskoye (Taganrog region), and also practically in all areas of the megalopolis.

Earthquake

The earthquake in Taganrog worried people - they were terrified. Residents of the village of Troitskoe (Neklinovsky district) say that the houses were very unsteady. The inhabitants of Taganrog say that even on the 4th and 5th floors jerks were felt, but three seconds shook. Some people thought that their houses would collapse.

The earthquake in Taganrog was quite strong. Those who live in the village of Pokrovskoye (Neklinovsky district) say that many people were frightened and ran out into the street. Residents of the Russian Field argue that it was fun on the upper floors of the nine-story houses. Most of all, the tremors were felt in the villages under Taganrog.

Many in Primorye village (Neklinovsky district) even heard fire trucks go to save people. Employees of the MOE of the Rostov Region said that they had "a lot of calls", "it was a one-shot push" and "the information is being clarified".

Notices in social networks

Nobody knew that there would be an earthquake in Taganrog. In social networks, a notice appeared about the epicenter of a "seismic thunderstorm with a magnitude of 4.7 points between Mariupol and Volnovakha" in Ukrainian territory. One of the Internet resources of the city of Donetsk notified about the underground storm in Ukraine measure 4.7 points, referring to the seismological Mediterranean-European Center. It was found that the tremors were of a natural nature. In Donetsk itself, the earthquake lasted about two minutes.

The consequences of an underground storm in Ukraine were felt on the lands of Rostov. The earthquake in Taganrog happened in the morning (at about 11 o'clock): dishes, furniture and household appliances shook in the houses of the Taganrogs.

Communication of the Ministry of Emergency Situations

The earthquake in Taganrog on August 7, 2016 interested many specialists. Employees of the Emergency Situations Ministry of the Rostov District told that according to the information of the Central Department of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Obninsk), at 11.15 hours in the area of the city of Mariupol, a seismic storm measuring 4.8 points was recorded in the Ukrainian territory. It was felt by the inhabitants of the west and south-west of the Rostov region.

Employees also reported that the destruction of the lands of the Don region, injured and killed there. At that time, the operational and fire-rescue garrisons controlled the situation. Many Rostovites felt how the floors in the apartments and furniture swayed. They talked about open windows, which spontaneously closed.

All these events lasted a few seconds, but they made the residents of the Don capital worry.

Communications of citizens

It was quite a powerful earthquake in Taganrog. "How many points did the specialists fix?", The frightened residents still ask. We answered this question above. About the underground storm the people living on Lenin's Square were the first to report. After a while, others started talking about seismic thunderstorms.

The movement of the surface of the earth was felt not only by the inhabitants of Taganrog, but also by Yeisk, Mariupol, Yenakiyevo, Gorlovka ...

Some people instantly found out that a powerful earthquake happened with an epicenter approximately between Mariupol and Volnovaha. It is known that in the territory of the region for about 30 years there was no such underground storm.

The earthquake in Taganrog on August 7, 2016 gave rise to a wave of panic among the population. However, seismologists have denied information about the likely cataclysm. They have informed - the city is located far from the fault of tectonic plates, therefore it is not necessary to be afraid of strong earthquakes.

Other information

According to other information (unconfirmed officially), a seismic thunderstorm with a power of 4.6 points occurred in the Crimea. The earth was also unsteady in Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk. Emergency services of the region told the agency Interfax about an earthquake with a capacity of up to one point, which was felt by the population of the south-west of the Rostov region.

"The underground storm occurred on Sunday at 11 hours 16 minutes in Moscow. Its epicenter was located in the Mariupol area at a distance of 10 km into the earth. Subterranean tremors were felt in Azov, Taganrog and in the west of the Neklinovsky district, "the agency official said.

The message of the seismological center of Europe

The Seismological Mediterranean European Center (EMSC) reported on ground tremors with a capacity of 4.7 points, which were recorded in the south of the Donetsk district on Sunday at approximately 11 hours and 15 minutes. The epicenter of the seismic thunderstorm was discovered 21 km north of the village of Stary Krym (Kalmius district of Mariupol) and 78 km south of Donetsk at a depth of 10 km.

And the authorized representatives of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine told correspondents that the magnitude of the underground storm reached 4.9 points. They said that the last earthquake in the region occurred 30 years ago.

On the Internet, users from Mariupol wrote that in every metropolitan area there were clearly two jerks. There is no information about the destroyed houses, but it is known that the walls were shaking in the apartments, and plaster was falling, furniture was shaking.

Subsequently, information appeared that cracks appeared in some buildings.

Communication of the ATO Headquarters

At first, nobody knew the cause of the earthquake in Taganrog. The press center of the headquarters of the ATO reported that a particularly noticeable underground storm was in the left-bank and central districts of Mariupol, powerful tremors also occurred in the coastal part.

"In this direction at this time there have been no shelling," the headquarters of the ATU noted.

Users from Donetsk, Marinka, Dnipro, Melitopol, Volnovaha, Zaporozhye, Kropivnitskiy, Berdyansk and Krivoy Rog were also told about powerful tremors. Identical messages came from neighboring Russian cities - Taganrog and Rostov-on-Don.

In the EMERCOM of the Rostov district they told: "Pushing in Rostov is a resonance of the earthquake, which happened on August 7 at about 11 hours 15 minutes in Mariupol."

Eyewitnesses said that this phenomenon was like a blast wave, but Ivan Chmara (spokesman for the tactical-operational squad of sector "M") said that he does not have information about possible battles in the quadrant at the moment.

Some residents of Taganrog reported animals that did not show normal anxiety before the earthquake. In general, some Taganrog people felt jerks, while others did not.