A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 161 km NNE of Palue, Indonesia (100 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/06/16 / 2016-06-05 10:26:11 / June 5, 2016 @ 10:26 am. Exact location of earthquake, 123.2567° East, -7.1113° South, depth 594.3 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us200063jj. Event ids that are associated: us200063jj. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 594.3 km (369 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 18:26:11 / 6:26 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 161 km NNE of Palue, Indonesia.
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