A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Damparis in France. Event id: us10007ela. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007ela. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 5.43 East, latitude 47.06 North, depth = 2 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/12/16 / 2016-12-03 09:01:43 / December 3, 2016 @ 9:01 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 10:01:43 / 10:01 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, France (c. 64 768 000 pop). The epicenter was 42 km (26 miles) from Dijon (c. 149 800 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Besançon (c. 128 400 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Chalon-sur-Saône (c. 47 300 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Saint-Leu (c. 29 300 pop), 7 km (4 miles) from Dole (c. 25 900 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Oyonnax (c. 25 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Viriat, Oyonnax, Langres (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 in the same area. 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.
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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. 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: 2 km SE of Damparis, France.
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