A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 168 km ENE of Maumere, Indonesia (104 miles). Event id: us6000c97c. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000c97c. Exact location of earthquake, 123.4898° East, -7.7897° South, depth 240.64 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:38:42 / 2:38 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 240.64 km (150 miles). Global time and date of event 18/10/20 / 2020-10-18 14:38:42 / October 18, 2020 @ 2:38 pm UTC/GMT.
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 168 km ENE of Maumere, Indonesia.
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