A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 86 km WSW of Tugu Hilir, Indonesia (53 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 104.9767° East, -7.2392° South. The temblor was detected at 19:28:02 / 7:28 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000e24l. Id of event: us2000e24l. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/04/18 / 2018-04-11 12:28:02 / April 11, 2018 @ 12:28 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 86 km WSW of Tugu Hilir, Indonesia.
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