A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported off the west coast of northern Sumatra (0 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, 93.0334° East, 3.7245° North, depth 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us6000muxf. Event ids that are associated: us6000muxf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 01:54:33 / 1:54 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/04/24 / 2024-04-22 01:54:33 / April 22, 2024 @ 1:54 am.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: off the west coast of northern Sumatra. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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