A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 219 km NNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (136 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 130.3396 East, latitude -6.2198 South, depth = 156.72 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000huv7. Id of event: us1000huv7. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 13/11/18 / 2018-11-13 21:13:33 / November 13, 2018 @ 9:13 pm UTC/GMT. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:13:33 / 6:13 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 156.72 km (97 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 219 km NNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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