The 2008 Skåne County earthquake occurred at 06.20am CET (05.20 UTC) on December 16, 2008, and affected the southern part of Sweden and eastern parts of Denmark. The epicenter was 5 km southwest of Sjöbo and 60 km east of Malmö. The earthquake was considered "moderately strong" with a local magnitude calculated at 4.2 - 4.3 on the Richter magnitude scale.