A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 222 km E of Enarotali, Indonesia (138 miles). Exact location of event, depth 94.41 km, 138.3467° East, -4.0823° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/09/18 / 2018-09-06 16:29:44 / September 6, 2018 @ 4:29 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us2000hglp. Event ids that are associated: us2000hglp. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 94.41 km (59 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:29:44 / 1:29 am (local time epicenter). 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 two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 222 km E of Enarotali, Indonesia.
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