A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 218 km NNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (135 miles). The temblor was detected at 01:45:03 / 1:45 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/09/17 / 2017-09-08 16:45:03 / September 8, 2017 @ 4:45 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 126.88 km (79 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000ai6n. Unique identifier: us2000ai6n. Exact location of event, longitude 130.804 East, latitude -6.0426 South, depth = 126.88 km.
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 two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
How would you describe the shaking?
Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 218 km NNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
Copyright © 2017 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply