A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Sindangsari in Indonesia on Thursday. Global time and date of event 31/10/19 / 2019-10-31 01:56:15 / October 31, 2019 @ 1:56 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60006980. Id of event: us60006980. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 87.49 km, 108.4412° East, -7.8484° South. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:56:15 / 8:56 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 87.49 km (54 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the event was 63 km (39 miles) from Tasikmalaya (c. 271 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Ciamis (c. 123 600 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Kawalu (c. 50 500 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Singaparna (c. 48 900 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Rajapolah (c. 39 800 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Majenang (c. 38 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kroya, Wanaraja, Wangon (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each 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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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 4 km S of Sindangsari, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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