A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Lelongken in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 23:21:09 / 11:21 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000gg31. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000gg31. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 17/08/18 / 2018-08-17 15:21:09 / August 17, 2018 @ 3:21 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 116.5135° East, -8.2859° South.
Epicenter of the event was 55 km (34 miles) from Mataram (c. 318 700 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Praya (c. 35 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mataram, Praya (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-five, in the last 10 days fourty-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and six and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 4 km NNE of Lelongken, Indonesia.
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