A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, Southwest Indian Ridge (0 miles). The temblor was picked up at 04:05:09 / 4:05 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100061dc. Id of event: us100061dc. Exact location of earthquake, 61.2016° East, -28.9535° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/07/16 / 2016-07-01 00:05:09 / July 1, 2016 @ 12:05 am.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: Southwest Indian Ridge. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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