A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) was reported 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Chipinge in Zimbabwe on Saturday. Id of earthquake: us2000iw7g. Event ids that are associated: us2000iw7g. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/12/18 / 2018-12-22 05:37:37 / December 22, 2018 @ 5:37 am. The 5.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:37:37 / 7:37 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 7.62 km (5 miles). Exact location of event, depth 7.62 km, 32.8008° East, -20.6441° South.
Close country/countries, Zimbabwe (c. 11 652 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Chipinge. Earthquake epicenter was 54 km (34 miles) from Chipinge (c. 18 900 pop).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. 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 struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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 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: 53 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe.
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