A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, Indian Ocean Triple Junction (0 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us100033m7. Unique identifier: us100033m7. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/08/15 / 2015-08-01 03:32:50 / August 1, 2015 @ 3:32 am. Exact location of earthquake, 69.6389° East, -25.7135° South, depth 10 km. The temblor was detected at 08:32:50 / 8:32 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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