A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Massawa in Eritrea. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:06:27 / 5:06 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 39.6717 East, latitude 15.8222 North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000evi0. Id of event: us1000evi0. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/06/18 / 2018-06-19 14:06:27 / June 19, 2018 @ 2:06 pm UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 96 km (60 miles) from Asmara (c. 563 900 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Massawa (c. 23 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Eritrea (c. 5 793 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Asmara, Massawa (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 33 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea.
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