A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 121 km N of Tanahmerah, Indonesia (75 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000329m. Unique identifier: us1000329m. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:31:37 / 9:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 140.0908° East, -5.0002° South, depth 37.86 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 37.86 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/08/15 / 2015-08-14 12:31:37 / August 14, 2015 @ 12:31 pm.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 121 km N of Tanahmerah, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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