A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 140 km SSW of Tambakrejo, Indonesia (87 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 111.802 East, latitude -9.5381 South, depth = 36.88 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 36.88 km (23 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008me9. Id of event: us10008me9. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/05/17 / 2017-05-01 10:43:20 / May 1, 2017 @ 10:43 am. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:43:20 / 5:43 pm (local time epicenter). 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. 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 five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 140 km SSW of Tambakrejo, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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