A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Bambanglipuro in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 110.2801° East, -8.4087° South. Id of earthquake: us200064we. Event ids that are associated: us200064we. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/05/16 / 2016-05-22 13:09:53 / May 22, 2016 @ 1:09 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 20:09:53 / 8:09 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 70 km (44 miles) from Yogyakarta (c. 636 700 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Klaten (c. 126 800 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Depok (c. 104 500 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Kasihan (c. 86 200 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Sewon (c. 73 600 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Melati (c. 67 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ceper, Karanganom, Muntilan.
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 thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 50 km S of Bambanglipuro, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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