A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 1206 km N of Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual), Brazil (749 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -33.5069° West, 7.0123° North, depth 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/06/20 / 2020-06-05 13:26:18 / June 5, 2020 @ 1:26 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:26:18 / 1:26 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000a6if. Id of event: us6000a6if. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 1206 km N of Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual), Brazil.
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