A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Srandakan in Indonesia on Sunday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:51:35 / 8:51 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us2000hic5. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000hic5. Global time and date of event 16/09/18 / 2018-09-16 13:51:35 / September 16, 2018 @ 1:51 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 85.49 km, 109.7753° East, -8.6222° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 85.49 km (53 miles).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Srandakan (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Srandakan (c. 29 500 pop).
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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 91 km SW of Srandakan, Indonesia.
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