A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 58 km NW of Sikabaluan, Indonesia (36 miles) on Sunday. Id of earthquake: us10003kev. Event ids that are associated: us10003kev. The temblor was detected at 14:43:20 / 2:43 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 32.83 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 98.6193 East, latitude -0.7417 South, depth = 32.83 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/09/15 / 2015-09-20 07:43:20 / September 20, 2015 @ 7:43 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 58 km NW of Sikabaluan, Indonesia.
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