A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 70 km WSW of Gunungbatu, Indonesia (43 miles) on Friday. The temblor was detected at 12:13:05 / 12:13 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 30.82 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/02/18 / 2018-02-16 05:13:05 / February 16, 2018 @ 5:13 am. Id of earthquake: us2000d31t. Event ids that are associated: us2000d31t. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 105.8817 East, latitude -7.6445 South, depth = 30.82 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 70 km WSW of Gunungbatu, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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