A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 130 km SSE of Krajan Tambakrejo, Indonesia (81 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 47.93 km (30 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 47.93 km, 112.9806° East, -9.5542° South. The temblor was reported at 04:49:03 / 4:49 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008jn8. Id of event: us10008jn8. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/04/17 / 2017-04-21 20:49:03 / April 21, 2017 @ 8:49 pm.
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. 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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 130 km SSE of Krajan Tambakrejo, Indonesia.
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