A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 146 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena (91 miles) on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/10/18 / 2018-10-07 09:37:44 / October 7, 2018 @ 9:37 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000hb3s. Event ids that are associated: us1000hb3s. The temblor was detected at 08:37:44 / 8:37 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -13.2437 West, latitude -7.3089 South, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 146 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena.
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