A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia (0 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 164.29 km (102 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us10008qaw. Ids that are associated to the event: us10008qaw. Exact location, longitude 128.2708° East, latitude -7.4759° South, depth = 164.29 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/05/17 / 2017-05-07 12:37:05 / May 7, 2017 @ 12:37 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:37:05 / 9:37 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia.
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