A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 144 km SSW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia (89 miles) on Sunday. Global time and date of event 08/10/17 / 2017-10-08 05:46:08 / October 8, 2017 @ 5:46 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000armq. Id of event: us1000armq. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:46:08 / 12:46 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35.03 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 100.8025 East, latitude -3.2559 South, depth = 35.03 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 144 km SSW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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