A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 54 km W of Teluk Dalam, Indonesia (34 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000nrsw. Event ids that are associated: us7000nrsw. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 97.3179 East, latitude 0.6368 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:15:37 / 5:15 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/10/24 / 2024-10-27 17:15:37 / October 27, 2024 @ 5:15 pm.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 54 km W of Teluk Dalam, Indonesia.
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