A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Nchelenge in Zambia. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:15:47 / 12:15 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15 km (9 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/08/15 / 2015-08-19 22:15:47 / August 19, 2015 @ 10:15 pm. Id of earthquake: us100033iu. Event ids that are associated: us100033iu. Exact location of event, depth 15 km, 28.6092° East, -9.6652° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Zambia (c. 13 460 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kawambwa, Nchelenge (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 38 km (24 miles) from Nchelenge (c. 23 700 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Kawambwa (c. 20 600 pop).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 37 km SSW of Nchelenge, Zambia.
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Liz
Felt the tremors in Lubumbashi, DRC