A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 93 km SSE of Lethem, Guyana (58 miles). The temblor was reported at 04:26:31 / 4:26 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000dfzd. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000dfzd. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/02/21 / 2021-02-02 04:26:31 / February 2, 2021 @ 4:26 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -59.4799 West, latitude 2.6015 North, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 93 km SSE of Lethem, Guyana.
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