A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 130 km SSE of Sayhut, Yemen (81 miles) on Friday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/04/19 / 2019-04-12 14:28:39 / April 12, 2019 @ 2:28 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us700034zs. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700034zs. The temblor was picked up at 17:28:39 / 5:28 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 51.8204° East, 14.1765° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 130 km SSE of Sayhut, Yemen. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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