A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Sinabang in Indonesia on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 37.62 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:34:56 / 6:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/10/18 / 2018-10-16 00:34:56 / October 16, 2018 @ 12:34 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hegi. Id of event: us1000hegi. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 96.9742 East, latitude 2.4736 North, depth = 37.62 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Sinabang (c. 15 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sinabang (min 5000 pop).
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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 66 km E of Sinabang, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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