A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 88 kilometers (55 miles) from Sinabang in Indonesia on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000mnu5. Event ids that are associated: us7000mnu5. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/05/24 / 2024-05-29 16:54:01 / May 29, 2024 @ 4:54 pm. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:54:01 / 4:54 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 95.6187 East, latitude 2.7227 North, depth = 10 km.
The epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Sinabang (c. 15 000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sinabang.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days four 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 earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 88 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia.
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