A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 16 km SE of Muara Siberut, Indonesia (10 miles) on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006w38. Id of event: us70006w38. The earthquake was roughly 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: 07/01/20 / 2020-01-07 22:48:00 / January 7, 2020 @ 10:48 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 99.305° East, -1.7159° South, depth 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 05:48:00 / 5:48 am (local time epicenter).
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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 16 km SE of Muara Siberut, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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