A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 137 km SSW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia (85 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 49.88 km (31 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 06/01/18 / 2018-01-06 10:26:38 / January 6, 2018 @ 10:26 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us1000c1ee. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000c1ee. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:26:38 / 5:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 98.6021° East, latitude 0.3237° North, depth = 49.88 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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 137 km SSW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia.
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