A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 100 km WSW of Langsa, Indonesia (62 miles). The temblor was picked up at 17:41:17 / 5:41 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred 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 date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/10/19 / 2019-10-06 10:41:17 / October 6, 2019 @ 10:41 am. Event id: us70005r9m. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005r9m. Exact location of event, longitude 97.152 East, latitude 4.0851 North, 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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 100 km WSW of Langsa, Indonesia.
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