A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Sindangsari in Indonesia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 108.5863 East, latitude -7.9122 South, depth = 91.92 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/06/18 / 2018-06-18 15:15:03 / June 18, 2018 @ 3:15 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 91.92 km (57 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000eyp7. Id of event: us1000eyp7. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:15:03 / 10:15 pm (local time epicenter).
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sokaraja, Purwokerto, Banyumas (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 76 km (48 miles) from Tasikmalaya (c. 271 100 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Purwokerto (c. 217 200 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Ciamis (c. 123 600 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Sokaraja (c. 66 500 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Kawalu (c. 50 500 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Singaparna (c. 48 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fourteen 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 19 km SE of Sindangsari, Indonesia.
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