A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 217 km E of Enarotali, Indonesia (135 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 81.62 km (51 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 81.62 km, 138.295° East, -3.6534° South. The temblor was picked up at 22:22:39 / 10:22 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10004di4. Event ids that are associated: us10004di4. Exact time and date of earthquake 11/01/16 / 2016-01-11 13:22:39 / January 11, 2016 @ 1:22 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 217 km E of Enarotali, Indonesia.
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