A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Sinabang in Indonesia on Monday. Id of earthquake: us100036ab. Event ids that are associated: us100036ab. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/08/15 / 2015-08-31 12:28:41 / August 31, 2015 @ 12:28 pm. Exact location, longitude 96.0088° East, latitude 2.4882° North, depth = 27.72 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 27.72 km (17 miles). The temblor was detected at 19:28:41 / 7:28 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sinabang. Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). The epicenter was 41 km (26 miles) from Sinabang (c. 15 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 41 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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