A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Sungai Penuh in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 61.01 km (38 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 100.7082° East, -2.2836° South, depth 61.01 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:44:23 / 5:44 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000b562. Event ids that are associated: us6000b562. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/07/20 / 2020-07-21 17:44:23 / July 21, 2020 @ 5:44 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquake epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from Sungai Penuh (c. 95 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sungai Penuh (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 80 km WSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia.
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