A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 127 km ESE of Port Blair, India (79 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:44:53 / 10:44 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 131.65 km (82 miles). Exact location of event, depth 131.65 km, 93.8003° East, 11.1613° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 11/09/17 / 2017-09-11 16:44:53 / September 11, 2017 @ 4:44 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us2000ak6r. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ak6r. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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: 127 km ESE of Port Blair, India. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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