A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 160 km SW of Sukorejo, Indonesia (99 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 110.5405 East, latitude -9.4323 South, depth = 57.01 km. Id of earthquake: us1000ec11. Event ids that are associated: us1000ec11. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 03:12:38 / 3:12 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57.01 km (35 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/05/18 / 2018-05-22 20:12:38 / May 22, 2018 @ 8:12 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 160 km SW of Sukorejo, Indonesia.
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