A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes Off the west coast of northern Sumatra (0 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 18:59:10 / 6:59 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/07/16 / 2016-07-23 12:59:10 / July 23, 2016 @ 12:59 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 28.76 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006h3b. Id of event: us20006h3b. Exact location of earthquake, 92.5353° East, 3.5708° North, depth 28.76 km.
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 five 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: Off the west coast of northern Sumatra. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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