A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Cikole in Indonesia on Friday. The temblor was picked up at 11:02:23 / 11:02 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000bq5b. Event ids that are associated: us2000bq5b. Exact location of event, longitude 107.274 East, latitude -7.5576 South, depth = 119.41 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 119.41 km (74 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 17/11/17 / 2017-11-17 04:02:23 / November 17, 2017 @ 4:02 am UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Bandung (c. 1 699 700 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Cimahi (c. 493 700 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Sukabumi (c. 276 400 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Lembang (c. 183 100 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Banjaran (c. 165 000 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Soreang (c. 150 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lembang, Wanaraja, Cileunyi.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 twenty-four 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.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 7 km S of Cikole, Indonesia.
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