A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, off the west coast of northern Sumatra (0 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:58:46 / 6:58 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 93.0227 East, latitude 2.3441 North, depth = 10 km. Event id: us7000agi0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000agi0. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/06/20 / 2020-06-25 06:58:46 / June 25, 2020 @ 6:58 am.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: off the west coast of northern Sumatra.
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