A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 186 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia (116 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us2000hi5s. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000hi5s. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 05:30:14 / 5:30 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/09/18 / 2018-09-13 23:30:14 / September 13, 2018 @ 11:30 pm. Exact location, longitude 96.8607° East, latitude 0.86° North, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 186 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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