A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 801 km W of Jamestown, Saint Helena (498 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/06/20 / 2020-06-10 21:14:40 / June 10, 2020 @ 9:14 pm. Id of earthquake: us6000a9k1. Event ids that are associated: us6000a9k1. The 5.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:14:40 / 9:14 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -13.1602° West, latitude -15.3134° South, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 801 km W of Jamestown, Saint Helena. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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