A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 92 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia (57 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/04/19 / 2019-04-15 17:57:01 / April 15, 2019 @ 5:57 pm. The temblor was reported at 23:57:01 / 11:57 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 95.5501° East, 2.4454° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003bdu. Id of event: us70003bdu.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 92 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia.
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