A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 234 km SW of Sibolga, Indonesia (145 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 97.2499° East, 0.2788° North. Event id: us1000hy0j. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hy0j. The temblor was detected at 02:18:13 / 2:18 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/11/18 / 2018-11-29 20:18:13 / November 29, 2018 @ 8:18 pm.
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 eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 234 km SW of Sibolga, Indonesia.
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