A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported Prince Edward Islands region (0 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, 39.189° East, -44.2678° South, depth 10 km. The temblor was detected at 18:15:10 / 6:15 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 20/11/16 / 2016-11-20 15:15:10 / November 20, 2016 @ 3:15 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007dpb. Id of event: us10007dpb.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-one, in the last 10 days twenty-two, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: Prince Edward Islands region.
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