A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 52 km SW of Tugu Hilir, Indonesia (32 miles) on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/09/17 / 2017-09-23 09:03:03 / September 23, 2017 @ 9:03 am. The temblor was detected at 16:03:03 / 4:03 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.22 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 105.2691° East, latitude -7.1134° South, depth = 23.22 km. Id of earthquake: us2000aug7. Event ids that are associated: us2000aug7.
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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 52 km SW of Tugu Hilir, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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