A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 164 km SSE of Muara Siberut, Indonesia (102 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 25.21 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/08/15 / 2015-08-24 01:12:21 / August 24, 2015 @ 1:12 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us20003ha4. Unique identifier: us20003ha4. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:12:21 / 8:12 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 99.9318° East, latitude -2.8955° South, depth = 25.21 km.
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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 164 km SSE of Muara Siberut, Indonesia.
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