A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 158 km NNE of Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (98 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of earthquake, 26.4809° East, -1.6227° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us20002xxv. Ids that are associated to the event: us20002xxv. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:01:43 / 9:01 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/07/15 / 2015-07-02 07:01:43 / July 2, 2015 @ 7:01 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 158 km NNE of Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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