A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Anyar in Indonesia on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 06:28:35 / 6:28 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/08/18 / 2018-08-20 22:28:35 / August 20, 2018 @ 10:28 pm. Event id: us1000gjh1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000gjh1. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 116.4748° East, -8.1382° South.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Praya, Mataram (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). The epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Mataram (c. 318 700 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Praya (c. 35 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nineteen, in the last 10 days fifty-four, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-three 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 11 km NNE of Anyar, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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