A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Padangsidempuan in Indonesia on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: us100041eq. Event ids that are associated: us100041eq. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 111.74 km, 99.3425° East, 0.9064° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 111.74 km (69 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:05:23 / 8:05 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/11/15 / 2015-11-25 13:05:23 / November 25, 2015 @ 1:05 pm.
Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Event epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Padangsidempuan (c. 100 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Padangsidempuan (min 5000 pop).
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. 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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 51 km S of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia.
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