A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 149 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia (93 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.42 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 94.7138° East, latitude 7.1006° North, depth = 7.42 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/11/15 / 2015-11-08 13:38:38 / November 8, 2015 @ 1:38 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 19:38:38 / 7:38 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us10003vr0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003vr0.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 149 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia.
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