A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Serang in Indonesia on Wednesday. Exact location of event, longitude 105.7964 East, latitude -5.9575 South, depth = 176.75 km. Event id: us7000ak27. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ak27. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/07/20 / 2020-07-08 14:54:45 / July 8, 2020 @ 2:54 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 176.75 km (110 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:54:45 / 2:54 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tangerang, Teluknaga, Curug. Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Event epicenter was 95 km (59 miles) from Tangerang (c. 1 372 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Bandarlampung (c. 800 300 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Curug (c. 191 400 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Cikupa (c. 174 000 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Serang (c. 164 800 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Pasarkemis (c. 154 200 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Teluknaga (c. 128 300 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. 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: 43 km WNW of Serang, Indonesia.
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