A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Karangbadar Kidul in Indonesia on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/01/19 / 2019-01-07 16:58:50 / January 7, 2019 @ 4:58 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 76.68 km (48 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 23:58:50 / 11:58 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j14r. Id of event: us2000j14r. Exact location of event, longitude 108.904 East, latitude -8.1244 South, depth = 76.68 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 86 km (54 miles) from Purwokerto (c. 217 200 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Sokaraja (c. 66 500 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Banyumas (c. 48 400 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Majenang (c. 38 900 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Wangon (c. 35 500 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Gombong (c. 32 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Majenang, Gombong, Purwokerto. Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 48 km SSW of Karangbadar Kidul, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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