A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 190 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia (118 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 29.18 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us20003p3e. Unique identifier: us20003p3e. The temblor was picked up at 03:47:35 / 3:47 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 97.1785° East, 0.9551° North, depth 29.18 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/09/15 / 2015-09-15 21:47:35 / September 15, 2015 @ 9:47 pm.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 190 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia.
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