A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 143 km WSW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia (89 miles). The temblor was reported at 04:19:05 / 4:19 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000jawi. Event ids that are associated: us1000jawi. Global time and date of event 23/02/19 / 2019-02-23 21:19:05 / February 23, 2019 @ 9:19 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 100.2006° East, -2.612° South, depth 28.7 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 28.7 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days fourty-seven 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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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: 143 km WSW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia.
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