A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 92 km N of Palue, Indonesia (57 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was picked up at 06:10:43 / 6:10 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 267.31 km (166 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 122.7922 East, latitude -7.6326 South, depth = 267.31 km. Event id: us1000d2b3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000d2b3. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/03/18 / 2018-03-02 22:10:43 / March 2, 2018 @ 10:10 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 92 km N of Palue, Indonesia.
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