A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Hermleigh in Texas on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 21:08:32 / 9:08 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 5 km, -100.6846° West, 32.7758° North. Id of earthquake: us6000nge5. Event ids that are associated: us6000nge5. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 27/07/24 / 2024-07-27 21:08:32 / July 27, 2024 @ 9:08 pm UTC/GMT.
The epicenter was 23 km (14 miles) from Snyder (c. 11 200 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Sweetwater (c. 10 900 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Post (c. 5 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Post, Sweetwater, Snyder (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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