A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Sambelia in Indonesia on Sunday. Global time and date of event 19/08/18 / 2018-08-19 09:50:14 / August 19, 2018 @ 9:50 am UTC/GMT. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:50:14 / 5:50 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 116.7611° East, latitude -8.3781° South, depth = 35 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000gd6k. Unique identifier: us1000gd6k.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 74 km (46 miles) from Mataram (c. 318 700 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Sumbawa Besar (c. 52 700 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Praya (c. 35 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mataram, Sumbawa Besar, Praya (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days sixty-five and in the last 365 days seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 8 km E of Sambelia, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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