A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 86 km WNW of Polis, Cyprus (53 miles). The temblor was picked up at 17:09:29 / 5:09 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us200062c8. Event ids that are associated: us200062c8. The epicenter was at a depth of 40.08 km (25 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/06/16 / 2016-06-06 15:09:29 / June 6, 2016 @ 3:09 pm. Exact location, longitude 31.5315° East, latitude 35.3014° North, depth = 40.08 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. 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: 86 km WNW of Polis, Cyprus.
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