A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 87 kilometers (54 miles) from Georgetown in Saint Helena on Monday. 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: 01/07/24 / 2024-07-01 13:20:04 / July 1, 2024 @ 1:20 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -13.8045 West, latitude -7.4138 South, depth = 10 km. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:20:04 / 1:20 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mxtl. Id of event: us7000mxtl.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Saint Helena (c. 7 000 pop). The epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Georgetown (c. 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Georgetown.
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. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 87 km NE of Georgetown, Saint Helena.
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