A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 96 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia (60 miles) on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 25.18 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:21:33 / 1:21 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/11/15 / 2015-11-09 07:21:33 / November 9, 2015 @ 7:21 am. Unique identifier: us10003xuw. Ids that are associated to the event: us10003xuw. Exact location, longitude 94.7657° East, latitude 6.571° North, depth = 25.18 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-seven, in the last 10 days thirty-seven, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 96 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia.
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