A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Krajan in Indonesia on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 02:09:12 / 2:09 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 30/07/18 / 2018-07-30 19:09:12 / July 30, 2018 @ 7:09 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000g2lc. Id of event: us1000g2lc. Exact location of earthquake, 114.3179° East, -8.0945° South, depth 199.86 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 199.86 km (124 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 55 km (34 miles) from Situbondo (c. 600 000 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Jember (c. 298 600 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Singaraja (c. 133 800 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Banyuwangi (c. 108 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Banjar (c. 89 000 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Genteng (c. 79 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Munduk, Singaraja, Besuki (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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