A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 50 km S of Nggongi, Indonesia (31 miles) on Thursday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h6ge. Id of event: us1000h6ge. The temblor was picked up at 02:46:40 / 2:46 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 120.3202 East, latitude -10.6471 South, depth = 35 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/10/18 / 2018-10-03 18:46:40 / October 3, 2018 @ 6:46 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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: 50 km S of Nggongi, Indonesia.
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