A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Chipinge in Zimbabwe on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 21:57:09 / 9:57 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 32.8435° East, -20.6056° South, depth 10 km. Id of earthquake: us70005bjq. Event ids that are associated: us70005bjq. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/08/19 / 2019-08-28 19:57:09 / August 28, 2019 @ 7:57 pm.
Earthquake epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) from Chipinge (c. 18 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Zimbabwe (c. 11 652 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Chipinge (min 5000 pop).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. 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: 51 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe.
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