A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 238 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia (148 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:55:42 / 5:55 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 96.9953 East, latitude 0.4163 North, depth = 35 km. 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: 26/07/15 / 2015-07-26 23:55:42 / July 26, 2015 @ 11:55 pm. Unique identifier: us2000308w. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000308w.
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-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 238 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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