A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 142 km S of Dampit, Indonesia (88 miles). The temblor was reported at 14:09:56 / 2:09 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 112.6736 East, latitude -9.4939 South, depth = 19.42 km. Global time and date of event 06/10/20 / 2020-10-06 14:09:56 / October 6, 2020 @ 2:09 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 19.42 km (12 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000c735. Event ids that are associated: us6000c735.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 142 km S of Dampit, Indonesia.
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