A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia (0 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 157.82 km (98 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 05:01:55 / 5:01 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/08/16 / 2016-08-22 20:01:55 / August 22, 2016 @ 8:01 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 128.5336° East, latitude -7.4073° South, depth = 157.82 km. Id of earthquake: us10006fv1. Event ids that are associated: us10006fv1.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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