A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 153 km WSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia (95 miles). Exact location, longitude 94.0039° East, latitude 5.1297° North, depth = 10 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:11:59 / 6:11 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 15/05/18 / 2018-05-15 00:11:59 / May 15, 2018 @ 12:11 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000e7z8. Unique identifier: us1000e7z8. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). 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 one and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 153 km WSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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