A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 211 km S of Sinabang, Indonesia (131 miles) on Monday. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:59:22 / 2:59 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 96.4356 East, latitude 0.5688 North, depth = 41.32 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 41.32 km (26 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us60006rwl. Event ids that are associated: us60006rwl. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/12/19 / 2019-12-15 20:59:22 / December 15, 2019 @ 8:59 pm.
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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