A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 280 km NNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (174 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 195.73 km (122 miles). The temblor was reported at 02:09:12 / 2:09 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10005ija. Event ids that are associated: us10005ija. Exact location of earthquake, 129.9404° East, -5.8176° South, depth 195.73 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/05/16 / 2016-05-12 17:09:12 / May 12, 2016 @ 5:09 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 280 km NNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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