A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 238 km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (148 miles) on Monday. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:13:26 / 1:13 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us10004wjk. Unique identifier: us10004wjk. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 158.95 km (99 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 07/03/16 / 2016-03-07 04:13:26 / March 7, 2016 @ 4:13 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 158.95 km, 129.8098° East, -6.4083° South.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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