A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, Indian Ocean Triple Junction (0 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:01:21 / 3:01 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 67.8247° East, -26.5973° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/10/18 / 2018-10-01 22:01:21 / October 1, 2018 @ 10:01 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h7nb. Id of event: us1000h7nb.
In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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: Indian Ocean Triple Junction.
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