A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 224 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia (139 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 06:57:50 / 6:57 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us2000a15v. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000a15v. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 101.3769° East, -5.6254° South, depth 10 km. Global time and date of event 25/07/17 / 2017-07-25 23:57:50 / July 25, 2017 @ 11:57 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
How would you describe the shaking?
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: 224 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia.
Copyright © 2017 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply