A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 115 km WSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia (71 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000861f. Unique identifier: us1000861f. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/02/17 / 2017-02-21 14:46:43 / February 21, 2017 @ 2:46 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:46:43 / 8:46 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 95.1135° East, 3.8932° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 eleven 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. 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: 115 km WSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia.
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