A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 126 km NNE of Bundaberg, Australia (78 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.16 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/08/16 / 2016-08-13 15:31:13 / August 13, 2016 @ 3:31 pm. Exact location of event, depth 19.16 km, 152.9357° East, -23.844° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006dl0. Id of event: us10006dl0. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:31:13 / 1:31 am (local time epicenter).
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 126 km NNE of Bundaberg, Australia.
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