A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 39 km S of Nggongi, Indonesia (24 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/10/18 / 2018-10-02 21:20:55 / October 2, 2018 @ 9:20 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 05:20:55 / 5:20 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 120.2743° East, latitude -10.5507° South, depth = 10 km. Event id: us1000h9gr. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h9gr. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nineteen, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 39 km S of Nggongi, Indonesia.
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