A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 199 km N of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia (124 miles). Global time and date of event 24/02/16 / 2016-02-24 16:30:17 / February 24, 2016 @ 4:30 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 167.15 km (104 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004syj. Id of event: us10004syj. Exact location, longitude 125.2463° East, latitude 3.2761° North, depth = 167.15 km. The temblor was reported at 00:30:17 / 12:30 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 199 km N of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia.
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