A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 142 km SSW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia (88 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000dxzm. Event ids that are associated: us1000dxzm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 05:55:43 / 5:55 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39.27 km (24 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 100.7547 East, latitude -3.2078 South, depth = 39.27 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/04/18 / 2018-04-30 22:55:43 / April 30, 2018 @ 10:55 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 142 km SSW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia.
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