A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 222 km NNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (138 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 144.65 km (90 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 130.3964° East, -6.1607° South, depth 144.65 km. The temblor was reported at 06:42:05 / 6:42 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us10003443. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003443. Global time and date of event 21/08/15 / 2015-08-21 21:42:05 / August 21, 2015 @ 9:42 pm UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 222 km NNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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