A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported Mid-Indian Ridge (0 miles) on Sunday. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:34:45 / 10:34 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006fb6. Id of event: us20006fb6. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/07/16 / 2016-07-17 05:34:45 / July 17, 2016 @ 5:34 am. Exact location of event, longitude 67.8057 East, latitude -20.1954 South, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: Mid-Indian Ridge. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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