A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Reuleuet in Indonesia on Tuesday. The temblor was picked up at 02:35:27 / 2:35 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 96.2377° East, 4.7184° North, depth 42.117 km. Event id: us7000nnqs. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nnqs. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 42.117 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/10/24 / 2024-10-29 02:35:27 / October 29, 2024 @ 2:35 am.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sigli, Bireun, Meulaboh (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 56 km (35 miles) from Reuleuet (c. 40 400 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Meulaboh (c. 35 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Bireun (c. 25 800 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Sigli (c. 17 500 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 55 km S of Reuleuet, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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