A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 135 km SW of Leksula, Indonesia (84 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 125.61° East, -4.6017° South, depth 459.3 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/03/16 / 2016-03-14 15:43:58 / March 14, 2016 @ 3:43 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 459.3 km (285 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004xg2. Id of event: us10004xg2. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 23:43:58 / 11:43 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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