A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 1133 km S of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Saint Helena (704 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000a3kz. Unique identifier: us6000a3kz. The temblor was picked up at 03:43:39 / 3:43 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 24/05/20 / 2020-05-24 03:43:39 / May 24, 2020 @ 3:43 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -12.0968 West, latitude -47.2746 South, depth = 10 km.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 1133 km S of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Saint Helena.
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