A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 99 kilometers (62 miles) from Georgetown in Saint Helena on Saturday. The temblor was picked up at 04:20:40 / 4:20 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000rejp. Id of event: us7000rejp. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -13.5155° West, -8.0126° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/11/25 / 2025-11-29 04:20:40 / November 29, 2025 @ 4:20 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Georgetown (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 100 km (62 miles) from Georgetown (c. 500 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Saint Helena (c. 7 000 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 99 km E of Georgetown, Saint Helena.
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