A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Castel Ritaldi in Italy. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/01/17 / 2017-01-02 03:36:14 / January 2, 2017 @ 3:36 am. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:36:14 / 4:36 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007p63. Id of event: us10007p63. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 12.6888 East, latitude 42.8059 North, depth = 10 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Italy (c. 60 340 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 42 km (26 miles) from Perugia (c. 120 100 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Terni (c. 97 100 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Guidonia Montecelio (c. 67 500 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Foligno (c. 47 700 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Viterbo (c. 47 100 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Ascoli Piceno (c. 41 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santa Lucia, San Nicolò a Tordino, Jesi (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 2 km SSE of Castel Ritaldi, Italy.
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