A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Sinabang in Indonesia. The temblor was reported at 18:23:58 / 6:23 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/04/24 / 2024-04-27 18:23:58 / April 27, 2024 @ 6:23 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 22.55 km, 96.2367° East, 2.0565° North. Unique identifier: us6000mw56. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000mw56. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.55 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sinabang. Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Event epicenter was 50 km (31 miles) from Sinabang (c. 15 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days three 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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