A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, Owen Fracture Zone region (0 miles). The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:15:21 / 7:15 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000bci4. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000bci4. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 58.2159° East, 12.6422° North, depth 10 km. Global time and date of event 25/08/20 / 2020-08-25 07:15:21 / August 25, 2020 @ 7:15 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. 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.
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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: Owen Fracture Zone region.
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