A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Anyar in Indonesia. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us1000g5t4. Event ids that are associated: us1000g5t4. Exact location of event, longitude 116.4702 East, latitude -8.1765 South, depth = 35 km. The temblor was picked up at 20:27:14 / 8:27 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/08/18 / 2018-08-05 12:27:14 / August 5, 2018 @ 12:27 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Praya, Mataram (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from Mataram (c. 318 700 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Praya (c. 35 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-six, in the last 10 days thirty-eight, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days fifty 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 7 km NE of Anyar, Indonesia.
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