A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Poso in Indonesia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000mwur. Event ids that are associated: us6000mwur. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/05/24 / 2024-05-06 23:33:42 / May 6, 2024 @ 11:33 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 120.5782 East, latitude -1.0523 South, depth = 10 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:33:42 / 11:33 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 81 km (50 miles) from Palu (c. 282 400 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Poso (c. 47 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palu, Poso (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 42 km NNW of Poso, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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