A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 293 km W of Kulhudhuffushi, Maldives (182 miles). The temblor was reported at 15:26:45 / 3:26 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/05/24 / 2024-05-27 15:26:45 / May 27, 2024 @ 3:26 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 70.4316° East, 6.3587° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000mq2i. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mq2i. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 has occurred 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 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: 293 km W of Kulhudhuffushi, Maldives.
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