A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 163 km N of Laasqoray, Somalia (101 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 00:48:44 / 12:48 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60004xme. Id of event: us60004xme. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 48.3735° East, 12.6283° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/07/19 / 2019-07-30 21:48:44 / July 30, 2019 @ 9:48 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 163 km N of Laasqoray, Somalia.
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