A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 157 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena (98 miles). Exact location, longitude -13.1133° West, latitude -7.3597° South, depth = 10 km. Event id: us1000h8dp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h8dp. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 07/10/18 / 2018-10-07 09:44:28 / October 7, 2018 @ 9:44 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 08:44:28 / 8:44 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 157 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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