A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 12 km NNW of Sawirara, Indonesia (7 miles) on Thursday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/09/16 / 2016-09-14 19:23:56 / September 14, 2016 @ 7:23 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 119.4401° East, -9.2827° South, depth 101.01 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us10006pk3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006pk3. The temblor was detected at 03:23:56 / 3:23 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 101.01 km (63 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 12 km NNW of Sawirara, Indonesia.
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