A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 150 km NE of Berbera, Somalia (93 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was picked up at 14:26:07 / 2:26 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 46.0959° East, 11.2807° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/01/18 / 2018-01-09 11:26:07 / January 9, 2018 @ 11:26 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000c2hn. Id of event: us1000c2hn. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 150 km NE of Berbera, Somalia.
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