A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 124 km SSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia (77 miles) on Thursday. Global time and date of event 02/03/16 / 2016-03-02 19:23:47 / March 2, 2016 @ 7:23 pm UTC/GMT. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:23:47 / 1:23 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 54.79 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 54.79 km, 94.9942° East, 4.4833° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10004urz. Event ids that are associated: us10004urz.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 124 km SSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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