A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 175 km SW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia (109 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000d2dq. Event ids that are associated: us7000d2dq. The temblor was reported at 01:51:17 / 1:51 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 105.4526° East, latitude -8.1371° South, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/01/21 / 2021-01-14 01:51:17 / January 14, 2021 @ 1:51 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 175 km SW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia.
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