A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 149 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia (93 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: us1000hdxh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hdxh. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/10/18 / 2018-10-13 22:33:31 / October 13, 2018 @ 10:33 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 04:33:31 / 4:33 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 96.9303 East, latitude 1.2434 North, depth = 10 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 149 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia.
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