A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, Kepulauan Mentawai region, Indonesia (0 miles). The temblor was reported at 17:06:48 / 5:06 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/06/17 / 2017-06-23 17:06:48 / June 23, 2017 @ 5:06 pm. Id of earthquake: us1000958s. Event ids that are associated: us1000958s. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 99.2771 East, latitude -1.8294 South, depth = 10 km. 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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: Kepulauan Mentawai region, Indonesia.
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