A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia (0 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:50:24 / 12:50 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10004tdq. Event ids that are associated: us10004tdq. Exact location of earthquake, 128.4679° East, -7.4295° South, depth 143.68 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 143.68 km (89 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/02/16 / 2016-02-28 15:50:24 / February 28, 2016 @ 3:50 pm. 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 two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia.
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