A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, South of Africa (0 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 15.53 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 12:29:14 / 12:29 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 22.0022° East, latitude -53.0412° South, depth = 15.53 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/11/15 / 2015-11-23 11:29:14 / November 23, 2015 @ 11:29 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us100041j7. Unique identifier: us100041j7. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: South of Africa.
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