A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 171 km NNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (106 miles) on Tuesday. Global time and date of event 03/08/15 / 2015-08-03 22:05:33 / August 3, 2015 @ 10:05 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us10002xml. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002xml. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 130.4751 East, latitude -6.646 South, depth = 108.15 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:05:33 / 7:05 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 108.15 km (67 miles).
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 three and in the last 365 days sixty-two 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 171 km NNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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