A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 114 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia (71 miles) on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006i3j. Id of event: us20006i3j. The temblor was picked up at 10:27:31 / 10:27 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 23/07/16 / 2016-07-23 04:27:31 / July 23, 2016 @ 4:27 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.64 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 97.1206° East, latitude 1.7655° North, depth = 34.64 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. 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: 114 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia.
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