A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Padangsidempuan in Indonesia on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000mvsq. Event ids that are associated: us6000mvsq. Exact location of earthquake, 98.7279° East, 1.0183° North, depth 75.566 km. The temblor was reported at 07:01:31 / 7:01 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 75.566 km (47 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/04/24 / 2024-04-24 07:01:31 / April 24, 2024 @ 7:01 am.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 73 km (45 miles) from Padangsidempuan (c. 100 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Sibolga (c. 79 700 pop). Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sibolga, Padangsidempuan (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 72 km WSW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia.
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