A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Kasiguncu in Indonesia. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000az5z. Event ids that are associated: us1000az5z. Exact location, longitude 120.3093° East, latitude -1.3246° South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/10/17 / 2017-10-23 16:24:25 / October 23, 2017 @ 4:24 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:24:25 / 12:24 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palu, Poso (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 69 km (43 miles) from Palu (c. 282 400 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Poso (c. 47 100 pop).
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 fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 39 km WNW of Kasiguncu, Indonesia.
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