A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 107 km S of Kotaagung, Indonesia (66 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 73.96 km (46 miles). Unique identifier: us20008ksv. Ids that are associated to the event: us20008ksv. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/02/17 / 2017-02-19 15:14:09 / February 19, 2017 @ 3:14 pm. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:14:09 / 10:14 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 73.96 km, 104.6081° East, -6.4681° South.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nineteen 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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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 107 km S of Kotaagung, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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