A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, Off the west coast of northern Sumatra (0 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 92.6401° East, 3.7059° North. Event id: us10005gwv. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005gwv. Global time and date of event 12/05/16 / 2016-05-12 20:22:51 / May 12, 2016 @ 8:22 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 02:22:51 / 2:22 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: Off the west coast of northern Sumatra.
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