A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Tamaghzah in Tunisia on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rck6. Id of event: us6000rck6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/08/25 / 2025-08-30 16:36:41 / August 30, 2025 @ 4:36 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 7.6272° East, 34.5429° North, depth 10 km. The temblor was detected at 16:36:41 / 4:36 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Algeria (c. 34 586 000 pop), Tunisia (c. 10 589 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 82 km (51 miles) from Cheria (c. 72 100 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Bir el Ater (c. 68 700 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Al Metlaoui (c. 41 900 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Tozeur (c. 34 900 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Ar Rudayyif (c. 30 000 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Nefta (c. 21 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tozeur, Degache, Cheria (min 5000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 33 km WNW of Tamaghzah, Tunisia.
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