A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Massawa in Eritrea. Exact location of earthquake, 39.9733° East, 15.8765° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 02:52:54 / 2:52 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/12/24 / 2024-12-23 02:52:54 / December 23, 2024 @ 2:52 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us7000p0ty. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000p0ty.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Eritrea (c. 5 793 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Massawa (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 61 km (38 miles) from Massawa (c. 23 100 pop).
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 one and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 61 km ENE of Massawa, Eritrea.
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