A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 181 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (112 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 129.9063 East, latitude -7.1145 South, depth = 132.42 km. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:45:06 / 8:45 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 132.42 km (82 miles). Global time and date of event 24/05/16 / 2016-05-24 23:45:06 / May 24, 2016 @ 11:45 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us20005z7r. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005z7r. 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 181 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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