A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Bengkulu in Indonesia on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 23:25:13 / 11:25 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 60.787 km (38 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n0li. Id of event: us6000n0li. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/05/24 / 2024-05-23 23:25:13 / May 23, 2024 @ 11:25 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 101.7815° East, -3.8369° South, depth 60.787 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 54 km (33 miles) from Bengkulu (c. 309 700 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Curup (c. 46 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Curup, Bengkulu. Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
Every 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. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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 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: 53 km W of Bengkulu, Indonesia.
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