A light earthquake with magnitude 4.98 (ml/mb) was reported 11 km NE of Lima, Montana (7 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was picked up at 11:08:46 / 11:08 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.32 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/04/19 / 2019-04-09 18:08:46 / April 9, 2019 @ 6:08 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: mb80339819. Ids that are associated to the event: mb80339819. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -112.4843333 West, latitude 44.701 North, depth = 10.32 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 11 km NE of Lima, Montana.
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