A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, Owen Fracture Zone region (0 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us10002ncq. Event ids that are associated: us10002ncq. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 56.1991° East, 14.4548° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/07/15 / 2015-07-04 00:44:37 / July 4, 2015 @ 12:44 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 04:44:37 / 4:44 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: Owen Fracture Zone region.
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