A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 121 km NNW of Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo (75 miles) on Friday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/07/19 / 2019-07-12 13:31:15 / July 12, 2019 @ 1:31 pm. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:31:15 / 3:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 32.68 km, 23.0398° East, -2.4543° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 32.68 km (20 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70004izt. Id of event: us70004izt. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 121 km NNW of Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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