A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 111 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia (69 miles). The temblor was detected at 13:28:04 / 1:28 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10003vwz. Event ids that are associated: us10003vwz. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 28.2 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/11/15 / 2015-11-09 07:28:04 / November 9, 2015 @ 7:28 am. Exact location, longitude 94.7722° East, latitude 6.7374° North, depth = 28.2 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-nine, in the last 10 days thirty-nine, in the past 30 days thirty-nine and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 111 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia.
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