A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Ilha de Mocambique in Mozambique on Wednesday. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:10:03 / 5:10 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/07/15 / 2015-07-15 14:10:03 / July 15, 2015 @ 2:10 pm. Id of earthquake: us20002xnn. Event ids that are associated: us20002xnn. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 15.07 km (9 miles). Exact location, longitude 41.0764° East, latitude -15.6435° South, depth = 15.07 km.
Epicenter of the event was 77 km (48 miles) from Ilha de Moçambique (c. 54 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ilha de Moçambique (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Mozambique (c. 22 061 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 76 km SSE of Ilha de Mocambique, Mozambique.
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