A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 74 km S of Kotaagung, Indonesia (46 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000gg2k. Unique identifier: us1000gg2k. The temblor was reported at 14:13:56 / 2:13 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/08/18 / 2018-08-17 07:13:56 / August 17, 2018 @ 7:13 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 58.87 km (37 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 104.5377° East, -6.1585° South, depth 58.87 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 74 km S of Kotaagung, Indonesia.
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