A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 80 km NW of Labuhankananga, Indonesia (50 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 117.2056 East, latitude -7.6734 South, depth = 10 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:27:03 / 7:27 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us600064d2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600064d2. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/10/19 / 2019-10-20 23:27:03 / October 20, 2019 @ 11:27 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 80 km NW of Labuhankananga, Indonesia.
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