A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Sibolga in Indonesia. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:37:39 / 9:37 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 139.998 km (87 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 99.2067 East, latitude 1.867 North, depth = 139.998 km. Event id: us7000nxup. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nxup. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/11/24 / 2024-11-26 09:37:39 / November 26, 2024 @ 9:37 am UTC/GMT.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rantauprapat, Bandar, Padangsidempuan. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Rantauprapat (c. 103 000 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Padangsidempuan (c. 100 600 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Sibolga (c. 79 700 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Bandar (c. 31 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each 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.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 49 km ENE of Sibolga, Indonesia.
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