A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 216 km S of Kangin, Indonesia (134 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/03/17 / 2017-03-18 01:15:35 / March 18, 2017 @ 1:15 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 09:15:35 / 9:15 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 115.1203° East, -10.7897° South. Id of earthquake: us20008sx7. Event ids that are associated: us20008sx7. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 216 km S of Kangin, Indonesia.
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