A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 89 km NNE of Amsterdam Island, France (55 miles) on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, 77.9361° East, -37.1034° South, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/06/18 / 2018-06-22 07:07:56 / June 22, 2018 @ 7:07 am UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:07:56 / 12:07 pm (local time epicenter). 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. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000fqae. Id of event: us2000fqae.
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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 89 km NNE of Amsterdam Island, France.
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