A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Dompu in Indonesia. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 133.04 km (83 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 118.3084° East, -8.5379° South, depth 133.04 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:58:36 / 12:58 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000c1lt. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000c1lt. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 26/09/20 / 2020-09-26 12:58:36 / September 26, 2020 @ 12:58 pm UTC/GMT.
Event epicenter was 47 km (29 miles) from Bima (c. 67 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Bima.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eighteen 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 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: 17 km W of Dompu, Indonesia.
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