A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia (0 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 08:29:38 / 8:29 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/07/16 / 2016-07-02 23:29:38 / July 2, 2016 @ 11:29 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 128.3229 East, latitude -7.9063 South, depth = 92.01 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 92.01 km (57 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us10005zj0. Event ids that are associated: us10005zj0.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-seven 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.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia.
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