A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 116 km WNW of Pariaman, Indonesia (72 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 52.487 km (33 miles). Exact location, longitude 99.0961° East, latitude -0.4097° South, depth = 52.487 km. Event id: us7000nnue. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nnue. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/10/24 / 2024-10-09 03:26:30 / October 9, 2024 @ 3:26 am. The temblor was reported at 03:26:30 / 3:26 am (local time epicenter).
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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 116 km WNW of Pariaman, Indonesia.
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