A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Sinabang in Indonesia on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n078. Id of event: us6000n078. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/05/24 / 2024-05-22 05:27:05 / May 22, 2024 @ 5:27 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 25.44 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 95.8911 East, latitude 2.5809 North, depth = 25.44 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:27:05 / 5:27 am (local time epicenter).
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sinabang (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 55 km (34 miles) from Sinabang (c. 15 000 pop).
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. 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 was reported nearby.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 55 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia.
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