A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Ciheras in Indonesia. 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 68.95 km (43 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/01/20 / 2020-01-08 22:05:33 / January 8, 2020 @ 10:05 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us70006wlt. Event ids that are associated: us70006wlt. Exact location of event, depth 68.95 km, 107.923° East, -7.7584° South. The temblor was reported at 05:05:33 / 5:05 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). The epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Tasikmalaya (c. 271 100 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Banjaran (c. 165 000 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Soreang (c. 150 900 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Paseh (c. 126 200 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Ciamis (c. 123 600 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Cileunyi (c. 111 500 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Margahayukencana (c. 83 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Margahayukencana, Cileunyi, Soreang (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 5 km SW of Ciheras, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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