A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 95 km WSW of Tugu Hilir, Indonesia (59 miles). Unique identifier: us2000j5n5. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000j5n5. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 104.8131° East, -7.0883° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/12/18 / 2018-12-31 15:02:22 / December 31, 2018 @ 3:02 pm. The temblor was reported at 22:02:22 / 10:02 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 95 km WSW of Tugu Hilir, Indonesia.
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