A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Kariba in Zimbabwe on Friday. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:11:41 / 7:11 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 28.9052 East, latitude -16.6927 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000p08s. Event ids that are associated: us7000p08s. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/12/24 / 2024-12-20 07:11:41 / December 20, 2024 @ 7:11 am.
Event epicenter was 23 km (14 miles) from Kariba (c. 25 500 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Karoi (c. 25 000 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Siavonga (c. 18 600 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Zambia (c. 13 460 000 pop), Zimbabwe (c. 11 652 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Karoi, Siavonga, Kariba.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. 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: 22 km SSE of Kariba, Zimbabwe.
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