A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 86 kilometers (53 miles) from Miranda in Brazil. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/11/15 / 2015-11-06 03:47:10 / November 6, 2015 @ 3:47 am UTC/GMT. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:47:10 / 12:47 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14.97 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003v3w. Id of event: us10003v3w. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -56.3582° West, -19.455° South, depth 14.97 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 87 km (54 miles) from Miranda (c. 13 200 pop). Nearby country/countries, Brazil (c. 201 103 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Miranda (min 5000 pop).
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. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 86 km N of Miranda, Brazil.
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