A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 229 km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (142 miles). The temblor was picked up at 03:00:23 / 3:00 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 154.59 km (96 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 07/03/19 / 2019-03-07 18:00:23 / March 7, 2019 @ 6:00 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us1000jgk3. Event ids that are associated: us1000jgk3. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 129.793 East, latitude -6.5393 South, depth = 154.59 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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