A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 139 km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (86 miles). Exact location of event, depth 110.96 km, 130.4834° East, -7.0023° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 110.96 km (69 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us10005e5w. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005e5w. Global time and date of event 05/05/16 / 2016-05-05 21:53:29 / May 5, 2016 @ 9:53 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:53:29 / 6:53 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 139 km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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