A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 64 km N of Bonjol, Indonesia (40 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 100.1977° East, 0.5615° North, depth 181.77 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 181.77 km (113 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/09/16 / 2016-09-29 23:05:19 / September 29, 2016 @ 11:05 pm. Id of earthquake: us20007di5. Event ids that are associated: us20007di5. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:05:19 / 6:05 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. 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: 64 km N of Bonjol, Indonesia.
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