A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 912 km NNW of Georgetown, Saint Helena (567 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/05/20 / 2020-05-24 15:50:06 / May 24, 2020 @ 3:50 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -16.3612° West, 0.0865° North. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:50:06 / 3:50 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000a3lb. Id of event: us6000a3lb. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 912 km NNW of Georgetown, Saint Helena. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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