A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 167 km SSE of Muara Siberut, Indonesia (104 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jc2d. Id of event: us2000jc2d. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:16:25 / 2:16 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 01/02/19 / 2019-02-01 19:16:25 / February 1, 2019 @ 7:16 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 100.03 East, latitude -2.8668 South, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 167 km SSE of Muara Siberut, Indonesia.
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