A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 76 km WSW of Gunungbatu, Indonesia (47 miles) on Monday. Global time and date of event 15/02/16 / 2016-02-15 01:22:38 / February 15, 2016 @ 1:22 am UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:22:38 / 8:22 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us10004qta. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004qta. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 105.8007° East, -7.5997° South.
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 one and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 76 km WSW of Gunungbatu, Indonesia.
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