A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Babana in Indonesia. Global time and date of event 05/05/16 / 2016-05-05 23:50:05 / May 5, 2016 @ 11:50 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:50:05 / 7:50 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 118.7766° East, latitude -2.0861° South, depth = 35 km. Id of earthquake: us10005e6n. Event ids that are associated: us10005e6n. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mamuju (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 67 km (41 miles) from Mamuju (c. 15 000 pop).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 46 km W of Babana, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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