A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 252 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (157 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 129.224 East, latitude -7.0254 South, depth = 157.71 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000k8n4. Id of event: us2000k8n4. 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 157.71 km (98 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/03/19 / 2019-03-24 23:01:54 / March 24, 2019 @ 11:01 pm. The temblor was picked up at 08:01:54 / 8:01 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 252 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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