A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Pendolo in Indonesia on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 03:10:46 / 3:10 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/03/19 / 2019-03-22 19:10:46 / March 22, 2019 @ 7:10 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000k75f. Id of event: us2000k75f. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 120.5464 East, latitude -2.1601 South, depth = 10 km.
Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 88 km (55 miles) from Poso (c. 47 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Poso.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fifty-five 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. Every 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 18 km WSW of Pendolo, Indonesia.
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