A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes Off the west coast of northern Sumatra (0 miles) on Thursday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:16:46 / 3:16 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. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/04/19 / 2019-04-17 21:16:46 / April 17, 2019 @ 9:16 pm. Event id: us70003cdc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003cdc. Exact location, longitude 92.8487° East, latitude 3.2207° North, depth = 10 km.
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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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