A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 127 km SE of Stoneville, Australia (79 miles) on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 14.98 km (9 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 122.8771 East, latitude -31.5062 South, depth = 14.98 km. The temblor was reported at 04:00:04 / 4:00 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/03/17 / 2017-03-26 20:00:04 / March 26, 2017 @ 8:00 pm. Event id: us10008dkr. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008dkr. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 127 km SE of Stoneville, Australia.
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