A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported Indian Ocean Triple Junction (0 miles) on Tuesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h9gf. Id of event: us1000h9gf. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:15:10 / 7:15 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 66.5091 East, latitude -27.339 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/10/18 / 2018-10-02 15:15:10 / October 2, 2018 @ 3:15 pm UTC/GMT.
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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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