A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 189 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia (117 miles). 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). Exact location of earthquake, 97.0524° East, 0.9077° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/02/19 / 2019-02-08 22:25:33 / February 8, 2019 @ 10:25 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:25:33 / 4:25 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000jnf7. Event ids that are associated: us2000jnf7.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 two and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 189 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia.
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