A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 218 km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (135 miles) on Sunday. Exact location, longitude 130.0443° East, latitude -6.4382° South, depth = 138.82 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/04/19 / 2019-04-13 16:53:21 / April 13, 2019 @ 4:53 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us700035gm. Event ids that are associated: us700035gm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 138.82 km (86 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 01:53:21 / 1:53 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 218 km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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