A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 788 km W of Jamestown, Saint Helena (490 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -13.075° West, -15.77° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000a9ik. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000a9ik. Global time and date of event 10/06/20 / 2020-06-10 19:58:50 / June 10, 2020 @ 7:58 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 19:58:50 / 7:58 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 788 km W of Jamestown, Saint Helena. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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