A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Npongge in Indonesia on Sunday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/04/19 / 2019-04-14 02:18:24 / April 14, 2019 @ 2:18 am. Event id: us700035na. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700035na. Exact location of event, longitude 118.3285 East, latitude -8.5375 South, depth = 129.75 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 129.75 km (81 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:18:24 / 10:18 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bima. Epicenter of the event was 45 km (28 miles) from Bima (c. 67 000 pop).
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-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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: 4 km ENE of Npongge, Indonesia.
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