A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Poso in Indonesia. The temblor was reported at 22:40:26 / 10:40 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 30.69 km (19 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 120.9435° East, -1.2481° South, depth 30.69 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60006bja. Id of event: us60006bja. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/11/19 / 2019-11-14 14:40:26 / November 14, 2019 @ 2:40 pm.
Earthquake epicenter was 27 km (17 miles) from Poso (c. 47 100 pop). Close 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 Poso.
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 one and in the last 365 days twelve 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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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: 26 km NE of Poso, Indonesia.
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