A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 92 kilometers (57 miles) from Sungaipenuh in Indonesia on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 102.2136 East, latitude -2.1704 South, depth = 204.14 km. Event id: us20009m5x. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20009m5x. The temblor was reported at 20:08:23 / 8:08 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/06/17 / 2017-06-07 13:08:23 / June 7, 2017 @ 1:08 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 204.14 km (127 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sungai Penuh (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 92 km (57 miles) from Sungai Penuh (c. 95 900 pop).
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 five 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 92 km E of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia.
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