A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Reuleuet in Indonesia. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/11/15 / 2015-11-07 00:01:39 / November 7, 2015 @ 12:01 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 28.06 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us10003x1j. Event ids that are associated: us10003x1j. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 96.0073 East, latitude 4.9734 North, depth = 28.06 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:01:39 / 7:01 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Meulaboh, Bireun, Sigli (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 41 km (25 miles) from Reuleuet (c. 40 400 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Meulaboh (c. 35 100 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Bireun (c. 25 800 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Sigli (c. 17 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixteen 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 40 km SW of Reuleuet, Indonesia.
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