A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 208 km SSE of Port Blair, India (129 miles) on Sunday. Event id: us20008t5c. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20008t5c. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36.25 km (23 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/03/17 / 2017-03-19 08:57:07 / March 19, 2017 @ 8:57 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 36.25 km, 93.5535° East, 9.9577° North. The temblor was reported at 14:57:07 / 2:57 pm (local time epicenter).
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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 208 km SSE of Port Blair, India. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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