A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Frutal in Brazil on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 11.416 km (7 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -48.8587 West, latitude -19.9577 South, depth = 11.416 km. Unique identifier: us7000mt65. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000mt65. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/06/24 / 2024-06-18 13:08:03 / June 18, 2024 @ 1:08 pm. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:08:03 / 1:08 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 73 km (46 miles) from Barretos (c. 101 200 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Olímpia (c. 45 200 pop), 11 km (7 miles) from Frutal (c. 40 900 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Guaíra (c. 34 100 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Prata (c. 19 900 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Miguelópolis (c. 18 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Miguelópolis, Olímpia, Riolândia (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Brazil (c. 201 103 000 pop).
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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 11 km NE of Frutal, Brazil.
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