A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 225 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena (140 miles). The temblor was detected at 22:13:50 / 10:13 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us700058cv. Ids that are associated to the event: us700058cv. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -12.5706° West, -7.0525° South, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/08/19 / 2019-08-14 23:13:50 / August 14, 2019 @ 11:13 pm.
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 eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 225 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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