A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Jengglungharjo in Indonesia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 111.9345 East, latitude -8.3375 South, depth = 122.77 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 122.77 km (76 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 02:07:13 / 2:07 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/08/15 / 2015-08-21 19:07:13 / August 21, 2015 @ 7:07 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us1000342j. Event ids that are associated: us1000342j.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 86 km (54 miles) from Malang (c. 746 700 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Kediri (c. 235 100 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Madiun (c. 186 100 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Blitar (c. 132 400 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Kedungwaru (c. 80 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Ponorogo (c. 79 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Madiun, Dampit, Diwek (min 5000 pop).
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 was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 11 km SSE of Jengglungharjo, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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