A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 87 km NNE of Enarotali, Indonesia (54 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 39.21 km (24 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 136.6686° East, -3.1886° South, depth 39.21 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 22:02:14 / 10:02 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 12/10/16 / 2016-10-12 13:02:14 / October 12, 2016 @ 1:02 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us20007ddb. Unique identifier: us20007ddb.
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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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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: 87 km NNE of Enarotali, Indonesia.
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