A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 116 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia (72 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, 103.3801° East, -5.0664° South, depth 56.04 km. Global time and date of event 16/02/21 / 2021-02-16 11:25:57 / February 16, 2021 @ 11:25 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 56.04 km (35 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000dk58. Unique identifier: us6000dk58. The temblor was detected at 11:25:57 / 11:25 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 116 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia.
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