A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported Southwest Indian Ridge (0 miles) on Friday. Global time and date of event 28/02/25 / 2025-02-28 18:37:09 / February 28, 2025 @ 6:37 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 53.9297° East, latitude -34.6999° South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:37:09 / 6:37 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000pw4q. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pw4q. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 occurred nearby.

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