A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 105 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia (65 miles) on Monday. Global time and date of event 30/10/17 / 2017-10-30 15:24:44 / October 30, 2017 @ 3:24 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 98.6651 East, latitude 0.6334 North, depth = 75.01 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:24:44 / 10:24 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000bkch. Unique identifier: us2000bkch. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 75.01 km (47 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 two and in the last 365 days twenty-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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 105 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia.
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