A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 196 km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (122 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of event, longitude 130.2746 East, latitude -6.5134 South, depth = 164.67 km. 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 164.67 km (102 miles). Id of earthquake: us20005iai. Event ids that are associated: us20005iai. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:30:03 / 5:30 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 06/04/16 / 2016-04-06 20:30:03 / April 6, 2016 @ 8:30 pm UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days eighty-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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