A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 233 km S of Kalapagenep, Indonesia (145 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 33.37 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 11:57:50 / 11:57 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000319z. Event ids that are associated: us2000319z. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 108.0694 East, latitude -9.9112 South, depth = 33.37 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/07/15 / 2015-07-09 04:57:50 / July 9, 2015 @ 4:57 am.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 233 km S of Kalapagenep, Indonesia.
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