A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Torretta in Italy. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:07:13 / 12:07 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000mnrh. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000mnrh. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/05/24 / 2024-05-29 12:07:13 / May 29, 2024 @ 12:07 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 17.123° East, latitude 39.4606° North, depth = 10 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Italy (c. 60 340 000 pop). The epicenter was 78 km (49 miles) from Catanzaro (c. 79 000 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Lamezia Terme (c. 70 500 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Cosenza (c. 63 900 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from Nicastro-Sambiase (c. 55 700 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Crotone (c. 48 700 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Rossano Stazione (c. 23 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Girifalco, Policoro, Nicastro-Sambiase (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, 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 have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 7 km E of Torretta, Italy.
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