A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Banjar in Indonesia on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/08/20 / 2020-08-23 21:05:36 / August 23, 2020 @ 9:05 pm. The temblor was detected at 21:05:36 / 9:05 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000beat. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000beat. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 58.81 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 58.81 km, 107.3366° East, -7.7972° South.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 88 km (55 miles) from Banjaran (c. 165 000 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Soreang (c. 150 900 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Paseh (c. 126 200 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Pameungpeuk (c. 48 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Banjar (c. 37 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pameungpeuk, Paseh, Banjaran.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every 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 four and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 67 km S of Banjar, Indonesia.
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