A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 148 km SSW of Tambakrejo, Indonesia (92 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 21:30:05 / 9:30 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008m0t. Id of event: us10008m0t. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 26.24 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 29/04/17 / 2017-04-29 14:30:05 / April 29, 2017 @ 2:30 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 111.8023 East, latitude -9.6106 South, depth = 26.24 km.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. 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: 148 km SSW of Tambakrejo, Indonesia.
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