A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 158 km WSW of Kuripan, Indonesia (98 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 102.4175 East, latitude -5.5297 South, depth = 13.02 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:43:16 / 11:43 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000d4rc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000d4rc. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.02 km (8 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/03/18 / 2018-03-06 16:43:16 / March 6, 2018 @ 4:43 pm.
Every 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 158 km WSW of Kuripan, Indonesia.
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