A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Itigi in Tanzania. Unique identifier: us6000nwgr. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000nwgr. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 34.1883 East, latitude -5.4677 South, depth = 9.822 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/10/24 / 2024-10-04 08:53:02 / October 4, 2024 @ 8:53 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 08:53:02 / 8:53 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.822 km (6 miles).
The epicenter was 95 km (59 miles) from Singida (c. 62 400 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Sepuka (c. 25 700 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Mgandu (c. 23 700 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Itigi (c. 19 700 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Ikungi (c. 19 700 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Puma (c. 17 100 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Mungaa (c. 16 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ndago, Singida, Mungaa (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tanzania (c. 41 893 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 41 km NW of Itigi, Tanzania. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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