A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 1866 km ENE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe (1159 miles) on Wednesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/06/20 / 2020-06-03 07:30:36 / June 3, 2020 @ 7:30 am. Exact location of earthquake, -44.7411° West, 23.051° North, depth 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us6000a4yr. Event ids that are associated: us6000a4yr. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:30:36 / 7:30 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 1866 km ENE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe.
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