A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 93 km NNW of Palu, Indonesia (58 miles) on Saturday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/09/18 / 2018-09-28 17:34:11 / September 28, 2018 @ 5:34 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h745. Id of event: us1000h745. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:34:11 / 1:34 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 119.6549° East, latitude -0.075° South, depth = 10 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-three, in the last 10 days thirty-five, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 93 km NNW of Palu, Indonesia.
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