A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Norcia in Italy. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/10/16 / 2016-10-30 07:34:48 / October 30, 2016 @ 7:34 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 1.71 km (1 miles). Exact location, longitude 13.0393° East, latitude 42.8402° North, depth = 1.71 km. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:34:48 / 8:34 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000731q. Unique identifier: us1000731q.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 61 km (38 miles) from Perugia (c. 120 100 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Terni (c. 97 100 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Foligno (c. 47 700 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Viterbo (c. 47 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from San Benedetto del Tronto (c. 45 900 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Ascoli Piceno (c. 41 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Italy (c. 60 340 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Viterbo, Montefiascone, Palombara Sabina (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 6 km NW of Norcia, Italy.
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