A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Allanridge in South Africa on Tuesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000mx6p. Id of event: us6000mx6p. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/04/24 / 2024-04-30 15:47:58 / April 30, 2024 @ 3:47 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 26.6482 East, latitude -27.705 South, depth = 5 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:47:58 / 3:47 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, South Africa (c. 49 000 000 pop). The epicenter was 31 km (20 miles) from Welkom (c. 431 900 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Klerksdorp (c. 178 900 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Orkney (c. 145 800 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Virginia (c. 122 500 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Kroonstad (c. 104 000 pop), 17 km (11 miles) from Kutloanong (c. 95 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Klerksdorp, Wolmaransstad, Orkney (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 5 km N of Allanridge, South Africa.
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