A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, Southeast Indian Ridge (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/12/15 / 2015-12-15 00:03:48 / December 15, 2015 @ 12:03 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude 84.8647° East, latitude -47.6627° South, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us20004h82. Event ids that are associated: us20004h82. The temblor was reported at 06:03:48 / 6:03 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: Southeast Indian Ridge. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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