A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 122 km SSW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia (76 miles). Exact location, longitude 101.1065° East, latitude -3.1546° South, depth = 45.34 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 45.34 km (28 miles). The temblor was reported at 06:12:09 / 6:12 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/04/16 / 2016-04-11 23:12:09 / April 11, 2016 @ 11:12 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us20005jtd. Unique identifier: us20005jtd. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 122 km SSW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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