A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Massawa in Eritrea. Exact location, longitude 39.9037° East, latitude 15.9496° North, depth = 12.344 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12.344 km (8 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:59:38 / 12:59 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/04/24 / 2024-04-19 12:59:38 / April 19, 2024 @ 12:59 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000mtzv. Event ids that are associated: us6000mtzv.
Close country/countries, Eritrea (c. 5 793 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Massawa. Earthquake epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from Massawa (c. 23 100 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 59 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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