A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 129 km NW of Batang, Indonesia (80 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 543.29 km (338 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100076av. Id of event: us100076av. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/11/16 / 2016-11-08 17:21:22 / November 8, 2016 @ 5:21 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 00:21:22 / 12:21 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 109.922° East, -5.6231° South, depth 543.29 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 129 km NW of Batang, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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