A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 145 km SSW of Bambanglipuro, Indonesia (90 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was picked up at 09:34:02 / 9:34 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/03/17 / 2017-03-15 02:34:02 / March 15, 2017 @ 2:34 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 55.72 km (35 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 109.9965 East, latitude -9.2316 South, depth = 55.72 km. Unique identifier: us20008tsx. Ids that are associated to the event: us20008tsx. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 five 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 145 km SSW of Bambanglipuro, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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