A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 105 km S of Leksula, Indonesia (65 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of event, longitude 126.6143 East, latitude -4.7325 South, depth = 42.68 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 42.68 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us10008u6y. Ids that are associated to the event: us10008u6y. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:35:54 / 4:35 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/05/17 / 2017-05-22 20:35:54 / May 22, 2017 @ 8:35 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 105 km S of Leksula, Indonesia.
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