A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, Southwest of Africa (0 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 9.9922° East, -52.9489° South. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:02:27 / 3:02 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/01/17 / 2017-01-18 02:02:27 / January 18, 2017 @ 2:02 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007tup. Id of event: us10007tup. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 was reported nearby.
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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 of Africa. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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