A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 117 km ENE of Mocímboa, Mozambique (73 miles) on Tuesday. Unique identifier: us6000n02s. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000n02s. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 41.3255 East, latitude -10.8732 South, depth = 10 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:49:36 / 4:49 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly 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). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/05/24 / 2024-05-14 16:49:36 / May 14, 2024 @ 4:49 pm.
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 have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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