A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Jamestown in Australia on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, 138.6886° East, -33.1841° South, depth 10.141 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000mcln. Unique identifier: us7000mcln. Global time and date of event 17/04/24 / 2024-04-17 06:36:31 / April 17, 2024 @ 6:36 am UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:36:31 / 6:36 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10.141 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, Australia (c. 21 516 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Port Pirie (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 62 km (39 miles) from Port Pirie (c. 13 200 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 8 km ENE of Jamestown, Australia.
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