A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Sungai Penuh in Indonesia on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 70.714 km (44 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 100.5759° East, latitude -2.062° South, depth = 70.714 km. The temblor was detected at 06:06:06 / 6:06 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/04/24 / 2024-04-22 06:06:06 / April 22, 2024 @ 6:06 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us7000mds7. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000mds7.
Epicenter of the event was 91 km (56 miles) from Sungai Penuh (c. 95 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sungai Penuh (min 5000 pop).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 90 km W of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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