A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia (0 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was picked up at 00:07:40 / 12:07 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ddm5. Id of event: us7000ddm5. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 95.3562° East, -6.6702° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/02/21 / 2021-02-21 00:07:40 / February 21, 2021 @ 12:07 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia.
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