A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Palu in Indonesia on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, 119.9794° East, -1.3475° South, depth 36.67 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/06/18 / 2018-06-25 13:27:58 / June 25, 2018 @ 1:27 pm. Event id: us2000fre0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000fre0. The temblor was detected at 21:27:58 / 9:27 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36.67 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 52 km (32 miles) from Palu (c. 282 400 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Poso (c. 47 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Poso, Palu (min 5000 pop).
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. 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 seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 51 km SSE of Palu, Indonesia.
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