A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 113 km NNE of Enarotali, Indonesia (70 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 18:12:39 / 6:12 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 136.8556 East, latitude -3.0222 South, depth = 35 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/11/16 / 2016-11-27 09:12:39 / November 27, 2016 @ 9:12 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Id of earthquake: us10007cq1. Event ids that are associated: us10007cq1. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 six 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 earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 113 km NNE of Enarotali, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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