A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Sabang in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 216.975 km (135 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:33:13 / 7:33 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 95.5985 East, latitude 6.2538 North, depth = 216.975 km. Id of earthquake: us6000mtmg. Event ids that are associated: us6000mtmg. Global time and date of event 25/04/24 / 2024-04-25 07:33:13 / April 25, 2024 @ 7:33 am UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 83 km (52 miles) from Banda Aceh (c. 250 800 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Sabang (c. 24 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Banda Aceh, Sabang (min 5000 pop).
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. 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 50 km NE of Sabang, Indonesia.
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