A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Lubukalung in Indonesia on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60004ykm. Id of event: us60004ykm. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/07/19 / 2019-07-24 15:01:36 / July 24, 2019 @ 3:01 pm. Exact location, longitude 100.217° East, latitude -0.7898° South, depth = 98.85 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 22:01:36 / 10:01 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 98.85 km (61 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sijunjung, Payakumbuh, Bukittinggi (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 23 km (15 miles) from Padang (c. 840 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Payakumbuh (c. 121 600 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Bukittinggi (c. 98 700 pop), 22 km (14 miles) from Pariaman (c. 92 200 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Solok (c. 48 400 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Sijunjung (c. 27 800 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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 13 km SSW of Lubukalung, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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