A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 106 km WNW of Kabanjahe, Indonesia (66 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000c23v. Id of event: us2000c23v. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:37:31 / 12:37 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 08/12/17 / 2017-12-08 17:37:31 / December 8, 2017 @ 5:37 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 83.51 km (52 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 97.5518° East, 3.3084° North, depth 83.51 km.
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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every 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. 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: 106 km WNW of Kabanjahe, Indonesia.
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