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{{infobox micrasquake
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|caption    = ''Information below is for the largest tremor, labelled '''D''' on the above map''
|cmt        = 2020-05-03 10:32:31
|local      = 2020-05-03 15:32:31
|magnitude  = 6.7
|depth      = 8.1 km
|epicentre  = ''TBD''
|area       = [[North Antarctica]], [[Qavaqaqqaqqaniitqeqertaq]]
|casualties = 127 dead, 952 injured
}}

A series of micrasquakes occurred on 2 May 2020 ({{AN|1684}}), in [[North Antarctica]] and [[Qavaqaqqaqqaniitqeqertaq]] killing at least 127 people. The first struck at 6:22 a.m. local time (01:22 [[CMT]]) with a magnitude of 5.2 [[wikipedia:Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]], at a depth of 5.3 kilometres. The epicentre was around 12 kilometres south of [[Livingston]]. Two further tremors were felt throughout the day. A fourth micrasquake struck on 3 May 2020, on the eastern coast of North Antarctica. This was the strongest of the micrasquakes, with a magnitude of 6.7 [[wikipedia:Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]].

==List of micrasquakes==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" width=60%
!Event
!Date
!Local time ([[CMT]] difference)
!Magnitude ([[wikipedia:Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]])
!Epicentre
|-
!A
|2 May 2020
|06:22:25 (+5)
|5.2
|77°48'09"S 71°12'53"E
|-
!B
|2 May 2020
|17:42:44 (+5)
|3.8
|
|-
!C
|2 May 2020
|20:37:14 (+4)
|4.1
|
|-
!D
|3 May 2020
|15:32:31 (+5)
|6.7
|
|}
<!--A second micrasquake of magnitude 3.8 M<sub>w</sub> followed, at 5:42 p.m. {{Tooltip|local time|CMT +5}} on the same day, 65km further west from the original tremor. A third tremor occured in eastern [[Qavaqaqqaqqaniitqeqertaq]], of magnitude 4.1 M<sub>w</sub> at 8:37 p.m. {{Tooltip|local time|CMT +4}}.-->

==Damage==
Several buildings in the southern part of [[Livingston]] were destroyed by the quakes, including over 750 residential properties.

==Casualties==
At least 127 people were killed in the micrasquakes, with a further 952 injured, 176 of those being severely injured.

==Reactions==
===Domestic===
The [[President of Mercury]], [[Nick Perry]] has committed a unspecified amount of resources to help the affected areas rebuild. Following the fourth micrasquake on 3 May, he announced that he would visit Livingston to personally help with disaster relief efforts.

===International===
* '''{{team flag|Confederate States of Floria}}''' sent $1.4 million in aid and sent a team of 50 troops to assist distributing supplies.
* '''{{team flag|Imperial Trade Union}}''' offered their support and condolences for the lives lost as a result of the earthquake and prepared War League forces, stationed in the [[Domain of the North Antarctic]], mostly unaffected by the earthquakes, to provide assistance.
*'''{{team flag|Palesmenia}}''' provided medical equipment and financial aid.
* '''{{team flag|Senya}}''' offered aid in the form of financial assistance, blankets, medicine and food supplies.