A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 159 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena (99 miles) on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mpey. Id of event: us7000mpey. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 05:20:34 / 5:20 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -13.1626 West, latitude -7.1997 South, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/06/24 / 2024-06-01 05:20:34 / June 1, 2024 @ 5:20 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 159 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena.
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