A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Sinabang in Indonesia. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700062ih. Id of event: us700062ih. Exact location, longitude 96.247° East, latitude 2.8639° North, depth = 37.98 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 37.98 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 16:49:54 / 4:49 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/11/19 / 2019-11-03 09:49:54 / November 3, 2019 @ 9:49 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sinabang (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 45 km (28 miles) from Sinabang (c. 15 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 44 km NNW of Sinabang, Indonesia.
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