A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 247 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (153 miles) on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 151.16 km (94 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 22:09:44 / 10:09 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 129.1304 East, latitude -7.4428 South, depth = 151.16 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/08/15 / 2015-08-24 13:09:44 / August 24, 2015 @ 1:09 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us100034h2. Event ids that are associated: us100034h2.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 247 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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