A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 226 km E of Enarotali, Indonesia (140 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 85.32 km (53 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/03/17 / 2017-03-05 20:35:33 / March 5, 2017 @ 8:35 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 138.3778° East, latitude -3.7172° South, depth = 85.32 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100088p8. Id of event: us100088p8. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:35:33 / 5:35 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 226 km E of Enarotali, Indonesia.
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