A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 112 km SSW of Krajan Tambakrejo, Indonesia (70 miles) on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 112.337° East, -9.3435° South, depth 47.31 km. The temblor was reported at 15:02:59 / 3:02 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us70008qfi. Event ids that are associated: us70008qfi. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/04/20 / 2020-04-07 08:02:59 / April 7, 2020 @ 8:02 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 47.31 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve 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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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 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: 112 km SSW of Krajan Tambakrejo, Indonesia.
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