A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Bata in Romania on Saturday. 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: 10/08/24 / 2024-08-10 20:46:01 / August 10, 2024 @ 8:46 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 20:46:01 / 8:46 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000njen. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000njen. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 22.02° East, 45.9695° North.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Zlatna, Gyula, Orăştie (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Romania (c. 21 959 000 pop). The epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Timişoara (c. 315 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Arad (c. 169 100 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Reşiţa (c. 81 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Hunedoara (c. 69 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Deva (c. 67 800 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Lugoj (c. 43 200 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. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 5 km S of Bata, Romania.
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