The strongest earthquake in the history of observations occurred in Helsinki — Yle

Seismic activity uncharacteristic for these places is recorded on the territory of the Scandinavian Peninsula. It is not enough to be felt by local residents, but it is a cause for alarm for seismologists.

Finnish experts are most alarmed, as the tremors were recorded right in the capital of the country — the city of Helsinki. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in the Olympic Village of Kyapulya, near the intersection of Myakeliankatu and Koskelantie streets.

This is reported by Yle with reference to seismologist of the University of Helsinki Tony Veikkolainen. According to him, the strongest earthquake in the history of observations occurred in the capital of Finland.

It was recorded around 18.30 local time on Christmas Day and lasted less than a minute. The magnitude was 1.1.

According to the publication, the exact cause has not yet been established, but experts agree that the tremors are of natural origin and have no signs of man-made nature.

Earlier, EADaily reported that an earthquake of magnitude 5.6 was registered in the Pacific Ocean near New Zealand. Its epicenter was located 936 m northeast of the city of Tauranga on the North Island of New Zealand.