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Ukraine's quiet seismic jolt on 10 January 2020
Summary
A look back at a minor earthquake in Zakarpattia and the news that surrounded it.
What happened in Ukraine on 10 January 2020? Mostly, a small natural event that passed without damage: an earthquake of magnitude 3.0 on the Richter scale struck in the area of Vynohradiv, in the Zakarpattia region. No destruction or casualties were reported.
The tremor came amid heavier news in the preceding days. On 8 January 2020, a Ukraine International Airlines (MAU) aircraft crashed in Iran near Tehran, killing 176 people.
On the same day, 8 January 2020, the heads of state of Turkey, Russia, Serbia and Bulgaria formally inaugurated the TurkStream gas pipelines.
Against that backdrop, the Zakarpattia earthquake was a minor item. Its magnitude was low, and reports from the time recorded no harm to people or buildings.
