A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 133 km SSW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia (83 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 55.39 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us10004u0u. Event ids that are associated: us10004u0u. Exact location of event, depth 55.39 km, 98.6182° East, 0.3521° North. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:41:43 / 7:41 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/02/16 / 2016-02-26 00:41:43 / February 26, 2016 @ 12:41 am UTC/GMT. 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 133 km SSW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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