A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported Southwest Indian Ridge (0 miles) on Saturday. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:38:55 / 11:38 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10007mje. Event ids that are associated: us10007mje. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 61.1809° East, -29.2096° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/12/16 / 2016-12-24 19:38:55 / December 24, 2016 @ 7:38 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: Southwest Indian Ridge. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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