A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 287 km S of Amahusu, Indonesia (178 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us20005hgr. Unique identifier: us20005hgr. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 340.32 km (211 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/04/16 / 2016-04-05 13:49:51 / April 5, 2016 @ 1:49 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 128.5498 East, latitude -6.2957 South, depth = 340.32 km. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:49:51 / 10:49 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 287 km S of Amahusu, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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