A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Meulaboh in Indonesia. Global time and date of event 26/12/16 / 2016-12-26 18:24:36 / December 26, 2016 @ 6:24 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 96.0139° East, latitude 4.1421° North, depth = 76.97 km. Event id: us10007mxj. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007mxj. The temblor was reported at 01:24:36 / 1:24 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 76.97 km (48 miles).
Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 13 km (8 miles) from Meulaboh (c. 35 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Meulaboh (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eleven 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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 W of Meulaboh, Indonesia.
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