A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 178 km SW of Port Blair, India (111 miles) on Saturday. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:18:00 / 2:18 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h7h5. Id of event: us1000h7h5. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/09/18 / 2018-09-29 08:18:00 / September 29, 2018 @ 8:18 am. Exact location of event, longitude 91.652 East, latitude 10.4733 North, depth = 10 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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 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: 178 km SW of Port Blair, India.
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