A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 53 km S of Labuha, Indonesia (33 miles) on Monday. 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) below the earth’s surface. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:10:22 / 4:10 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/10/24 / 2024-10-21 04:10:22 / October 21, 2024 @ 4:10 am. Exact location of earthquake, 127.4636° East, -1.1127° South, depth 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000nzza. Unique identifier: us6000nzza.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 53 km S of Labuha, Indonesia.
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