A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 132 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia (82 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.66 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:29:46 / 8:29 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 94.4723 East, latitude 6.7421 North, depth = 17.66 km. Event id: us20004gr3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20004gr3. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/12/15 / 2015-12-12 14:29:46 / December 12, 2015 @ 2:29 pm.
Each 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 four and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 132 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia.
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