A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes Southwest Indian Ridge (0 miles) on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/12/24 / 2024-12-16 16:18:19 / December 16, 2024 @ 4:18 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000ph90. Event ids that are associated: us6000ph90. Exact location of earthquake, 63.9341° East, -27.7104° South, depth 10 km. The temblor was detected at 16:18:19 / 4:18 pm (local time epicenter).
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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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