A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 72 km NW of Labuhankananga, Indonesia (45 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/10/15 / 2015-10-09 21:49:39 / October 9, 2015 @ 9:49 pm. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:49:39 / 5:49 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 290.03 km (180 miles). Unique identifier: us10003p5x. Ids that are associated to the event: us10003p5x. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 117.3386° East, -7.648° South, depth 290.03 km.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 72 km NW of Labuhankananga, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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