A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Waebela in Indonesia on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 124.56 km (77 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/01/18 / 2018-01-01 16:32:39 / January 1, 2018 @ 4:32 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 120.9155° East, -9.3389° South, depth 124.56 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:32:39 / 12:32 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000byt9. Id of event: us1000byt9. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 80 km (50 miles) from Waingapu (c. 48 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Waingapu (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
Every 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 three and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 44 km S of Waebela, Indonesia.
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