A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 116 km SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia (72 miles) on Monday. Global time and date of event 13/12/15 / 2015-12-13 20:47:25 / December 13, 2015 @ 8:47 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us20004gxn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20004gxn. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 41.61 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 03:47:25 / 3:47 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 101.4662° East, -4.4837° South, depth 41.61 km.
Every 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 116 km SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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