A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Waingapu in Indonesia on Monday. Event id: us6000c5l3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000c5l3. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:07:48 / 3:07 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 71.48 km, 119.345° East, -9.667° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/10/20 / 2020-10-05 03:07:48 / October 5, 2020 @ 3:07 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 71.48 km (44 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 101 km (63 miles) from Waingapu (c. 48 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Waingapu.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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