A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 104 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia (65 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us70006c3p. Ids that are associated to the event: us70006c3p. Exact location of event, longitude 97.0161 East, latitude 1.7814 North, depth = 29.03 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 29.03 km (18 miles). Global time and date of event 23/11/19 / 2019-11-23 06:31:41 / November 23, 2019 @ 6:31 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 12:31:41 / 12:31 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-nine 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 104 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia.
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