A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia (0 miles). The temblor was reported at 12:45:49 / 12:45 pm (local time epicenter). 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 287.12 km (178 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us10004e0p. Ids that are associated to the event: us10004e0p. Exact location of event, longitude 127.8253 East, latitude -7.02 South, depth = 287.12 km. Global time and date of event 04/01/16 / 2016-01-04 03:45:49 / January 4, 2016 @ 3:45 am UTC/GMT.
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 three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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