A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 112 km ENE of Dofa, Indonesia (70 miles) on Friday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005eac. Id of event: us10005eac. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 38.14 km, 126.2981° East, -1.4014° South. The temblor was detected at 04:30:16 / 4:30 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.14 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/04/16 / 2016-04-28 20:30:16 / April 28, 2016 @ 8:30 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 112 km ENE of Dofa, Indonesia.
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