A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, Southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia (0 miles). Global time and date of event 04/06/16 / 2016-06-04 15:18:21 / June 4, 2016 @ 3:18 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 97.8291° East, -5.2452° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006225. Id of event: us20006225. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:18:21 / 10:18 pm (local time epicenter).
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: Southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia.
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