A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Krajan Ngrambingan in Indonesia. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:25:51 / 3:25 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 15/03/18 / 2018-03-15 20:25:51 / March 15, 2018 @ 8:25 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 131.7 km (82 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 111.6246 East, latitude -8.2608 South, depth = 131.7 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000d7x3. Id of event: us1000d7x3.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ngoro, Kertosono, Pare (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). The epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Kediri (c. 235 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Madiun (c. 186 100 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Blitar (c. 132 400 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Kedungwaru (c. 80 300 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Ponorogo (c. 79 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Nganjuk (c. 69 000 pop).
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 two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 14 km E of Krajan Ngrambingan, Indonesia.
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