A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 210 km SW of Sibolga, Indonesia (130 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:26:10 / 4:26 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 28.68 km (18 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 97.5111 East, latitude 0.335 North, depth = 28.68 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000637t. Id of event: us1000637t. Global time and date of event 13/07/16 / 2016-07-13 09:26:10 / July 13, 2016 @ 9:26 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 210 km SW of Sibolga, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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