A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Sigli in Indonesia on Tuesday. Global time and date of event 13/08/24 / 2024-08-13 13:04:38 / August 13, 2024 @ 1:04 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 9.459 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 95.5821 East, latitude 5.0093 North, depth = 9.459 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000npvr. Id of event: us6000npvr. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:04:38 / 1:04 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from Banda Aceh (c. 250 800 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Reuleuet (c. 40 400 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Sigli (c. 17 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Reuleuet, Banda Aceh, Sigli (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 59 km SW of Sigli, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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