A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, south of Africa (0 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 25.841 East, latitude -52.6416 South, depth = 10 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:41:53 / 12:41 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/12/24 / 2024-12-01 12:41:53 / December 1, 2024 @ 12:41 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nyhb. Id of event: us7000nyhb. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: south of Africa.
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