A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 273 km SSE of Amahusu, Indonesia (170 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:30:42 / 12:30 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/03/16 / 2016-03-17 15:30:42 / March 17, 2016 @ 3:30 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 289.73 km (180 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us20005ahh. Ids that are associated to the event: us20005ahh. Exact location of event, longitude 128.758 East, latitude -6.1188 South, depth = 289.73 km.
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 two and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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 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: 273 km SSE of Amahusu, Indonesia.
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