A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 112 km ESE of Port Blair, India (70 miles) on Wednesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/08/24 / 2024-08-21 13:16:15 / August 21, 2024 @ 1:16 pm. Exact location, longitude 93.7376° East, latitude 11.3998° North, depth = 117.226 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 117.226 km (73 miles). The temblor was detected at 13:16:15 / 1:16 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000ndja. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000ndja.
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 has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 112 km ESE of Port Blair, India. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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