A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:28:40 / 10:28 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us20009z16. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20009z16. Exact location of earthquake, 103.488° East, -6.5502° South, depth 28.66 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 28.66 km (18 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/07/17 / 2017-07-17 22:28:40 / July 17, 2017 @ 10:28 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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