A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Media Luna in Cuba. Event id: us7000nr29. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nr29. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). 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: 10/11/24 / 2024-11-10 21:27:53 / November 10, 2024 @ 9:27 pm. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:27:53 / 9:27 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -77.1679° West, 19.7341° North, depth 10 km.
Event epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Manzanillo (c. 128 200 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Bartolomé Masó (c. 53 000 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Yara (c. 28 900 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Campechuela (c. 25 100 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Niquero (c. 18 800 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Guisa (c. 18 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Cuba (c. 11 423 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Guisa, Manzanillo, Yara.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 53 km SSE of Media Luna, Cuba.
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