A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Tangratte in Indonesia on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us20007du7. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20007du7. Exact location of earthquake, 119.6969° East, -2.9713° South, depth 10 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:32:58 / 4:32 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 06/10/16 / 2016-10-06 08:32:58 / October 6, 2016 @ 8:32 am UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Polewali, Palopo, Rantepao (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). The epicenter was 56 km (35 miles) from Palopo (c. 129 300 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Polewali (c. 58 200 pop), 22 km (14 miles) from Rantepao (c. 40 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. 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: 11 km NW of Tangratte, Indonesia.
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