A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 185 km SSE of Kangin, Indonesia (115 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:44:42 / 9:44 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000d5p0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d5p0. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/02/18 / 2018-02-21 01:44:42 / February 21, 2018 @ 1:44 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location, longitude 115.5267° East, latitude -10.4646° South, depth = 35 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 185 km SSE of Kangin, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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