A light earthquake with magnitude 4.21 (ml/mb) was reported 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Moab in Utah on Sunday. Event id: uu60325917. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: uu60325917. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -109.6320038 West, latitude 38.3566666 North, depth = 23.17 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 26/05/19 / 2019-05-26 07:50:12 / May 26, 2019 @ 7:50 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.17 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.21-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:50:12 / 12:50 am (local time epicenter).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Moab. Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 25 km (16 miles) from Moab (c. 5 000 pop).
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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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: 25 km SSW of Moab, Utah.
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