A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 150 km SSW of Singkil, Indonesia (93 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:34:08 / 8:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 97.3168° East, 1.007° North, depth 34.21 km. Event id: us6000bb1a. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000bb1a. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/08/20 / 2020-08-08 08:34:08 / August 8, 2020 @ 8:34 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 34.21 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 twenty-one 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 150 km SSW of Singkil, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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