A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 248 km E of Inhambane, Mozambique (154 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 37.8245° East, -23.8804° South. The earthquake occurred 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). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ej30. Id of event: us1000ej30. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:45:18 / 3:45 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 31/05/18 / 2018-05-31 00:45:18 / May 31, 2018 @ 12:45 am UTC/GMT.
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 248 km E of Inhambane, Mozambique.
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