A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 144 km WSW of Kuripan, Indonesia (89 miles) on Friday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/01/19 / 2019-01-18 05:34:10 / January 18, 2019 @ 5:34 am. The temblor was detected at 12:34:10 / 12:34 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 102.5117° East, latitude -5.4073° South, depth = 35.92 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35.92 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us2000j5kx. Event ids that are associated: us2000j5kx. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 one and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. 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: 144 km WSW of Kuripan, Indonesia.
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