A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 92 kilometers (57 miles) from Palu in Indonesia. Exact time and date of earthquake 29/09/18 / 2018-09-29 08:37:06 / September 29, 2018 @ 8:37 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 16:37:06 / 4:37 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 119.9191° East, -0.0525° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000h7h7. Unique identifier: us1000h7h7.
Earthquake epicenter was 93 km (58 miles) from Palu (c. 282 400 pop). Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Palu.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-six, in the last 10 days fourty-six, in the past 30 days fourty-six and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 92 km N of Palu, Indonesia.
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