A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 213 km SE of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo (132 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000ngd6. Unique identifier: us7000ngd6. Exact location, longitude 26.672° East, latitude -0.706° South, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/08/24 / 2024-08-27 22:12:48 / August 27, 2024 @ 10:12 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:12:48 / 10:12 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 213 km SE of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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