A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 160 km N of Saumlaki, Indonesia (99 miles) on Sunday. Exact location, longitude 131.2482° East, latitude -6.4993° South, depth = 58.34 km. Id of earthquake: us20003gv4. Event ids that are associated: us20003gv4. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/09/15 / 2015-09-06 01:44:01 / September 6, 2015 @ 1:44 am. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:44:01 / 10:44 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 58.34 km (36 miles).
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 two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 160 km N of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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