A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Sungaipenuh in Indonesia on Sunday. Event id: us60004umx. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60004umx. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:48:07 / 4:48 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 100.8227° East, latitude -2.2736° South, depth = 59.26 km. 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 59.26 km (37 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/07/19 / 2019-07-14 09:48:07 / July 14, 2019 @ 9:48 am.
Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Sungai Penuh (c. 95 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sungai Penuh.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 65 km WSW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia.
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