A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 65 km SSW of Labuha, Indonesia (40 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 127.2924 East, latitude -1.1854 South, depth = 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000p00a. Id of event: us6000p00a. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/10/24 / 2024-10-21 08:08:33 / October 21, 2024 @ 8:08 am. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:08:33 / 8:08 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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: 65 km SSW of Labuha, Indonesia.
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