A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Tanahsong Daya in Indonesia on Friday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:55:23 / 4:55 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 09/08/18 / 2018-08-09 20:55:23 / August 9, 2018 @ 8:55 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000g91p. Event ids that are associated: us1000g91p. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 116.1937° East, -8.3192° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Klungkung, Karangasem, Praya (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 31 km (19 miles) from Mataram (c. 318 700 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Praya (c. 35 200 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Karangasem (c. 31 900 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Klungkung (c. 27 800 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-one, in the last 10 days seventy-seven, in the past 30 days ninety-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 4 km NE of Tanahsong Daya, Indonesia.
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