A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Sigli in Indonesia. Exact location of event, depth 145.99 km, 95.9162° East, 5.527° North. Global time and date of event 09/02/19 / 2019-02-09 09:21:59 / February 9, 2019 @ 9:21 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jfm0. Id of event: us2000jfm0. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 145.99 km (91 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:21:59 / 4:21 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). The epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Banda Aceh (c. 250 800 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Reuleuet (c. 40 400 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Bireun (c. 25 800 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Sabang (c. 24 500 pop), 17 km (10 miles) from Sigli (c. 17 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bireun, Sabang, Banda Aceh (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 16 km NNW of Sigli, Indonesia.
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