A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 232 km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (144 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 129.8875 East, latitude -6.4071 South, depth = 133.62 km. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:24:07 / 2:24 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 06/11/16 / 2016-11-06 05:24:07 / November 6, 2016 @ 5:24 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us100074k7. Unique identifier: us100074k7. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 133.62 km (83 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 232 km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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