A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 195 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia (121 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 97.1661 East, latitude 0.8979 North, depth = 26.83 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/08/15 / 2015-08-11 20:47:51 / August 11, 2015 @ 8:47 pm. Id of earthquake: us100035df. Event ids that are associated: us100035df. The temblor was reported at 02:47:51 / 2:47 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 26.83 km (17 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 195 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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