A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Cidade de Nacala in Mozambique. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us70003t5e. Ids that are associated to the event: us70003t5e. Global time and date of event 21/05/19 / 2019-05-21 23:56:02 / May 21, 2019 @ 11:56 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 41.043° East, -14.7006° South, depth 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 02:56:02 / 2:56 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Mozambique (c. 22 061 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 41 km (26 miles) from Nacala (c. 224 800 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Ilha de Moçambique (c. 54 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ilha de Moçambique, Nacala (min 5000 pop).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 43 km ESE of Cidade de Nacala, Mozambique.
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