A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, Off the west coast of northern Sumatra (0 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.66 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/05/18 / 2018-05-15 23:40:33 / May 15, 2018 @ 11:40 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 05:40:33 / 5:40 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000e5zj. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e5zj. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 14.66 km, 90.2466° East, 2.4511° North.
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 one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: Off the west coast of northern Sumatra. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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