A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Bilungala in Indonesia. The epicenter was at a depth of 164.54 km (102 miles). The temblor was detected at 05:40:03 / 5:40 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000gbhe. Event ids that are associated: us1000gbhe. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 123.225 East, latitude 0.2973 North, depth = 164.54 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/08/18 / 2018-08-13 21:40:03 / August 13, 2018 @ 9:40 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gorontalo (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 33 km (20 miles) from Gorontalo (c. 144 200 pop). Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 twenty-nine 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.
Did you feel it?
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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 9 km S of Bilungala, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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