A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Sibolga in Indonesia. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 132.395 km (82 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 99.0178° East, latitude 1.9477° North, depth = 132.395 km. The temblor was reported at 20:08:17 / 8:08 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/05/24 / 2024-05-30 20:08:17 / May 30, 2024 @ 8:08 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000mp32. Unique identifier: us7000mp32. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Rantauprapat (c. 103 000 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Padangsidempuan (c. 100 600 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Sibolga (c. 79 700 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Bandar (c. 31 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rantauprapat, Bandar, Padangsidempuan (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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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. 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: 34 km NE of Sibolga, Indonesia.
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