A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 163 km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (101 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 130.2264° East, -6.9451° South, depth 92.68 km. Unique identifier: us10008pld. Ids that are associated to the event: us10008pld. Global time and date of event 05/05/17 / 2017-05-05 07:04:59 / May 5, 2017 @ 7:04 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 92.68 km (58 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 16:04:59 / 4:04 pm (local time epicenter).
Each 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 163 km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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