A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Labuhanbajo in Indonesia on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 119.6927° East, -8.1091° South, depth 205.61 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/06/17 / 2017-06-05 04:41:02 / June 5, 2017 @ 4:41 am. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:41:02 / 12:41 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 205.61 km (128 miles). Event id: us20009ljz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20009ljz.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 48 km (30 miles) from Labuhanbajo (c. 188 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Labuhanbajo (min 5000 pop).
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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every 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.
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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: 47 km NNW of Labuhanbajo, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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