A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Bengkulu in Indonesia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 108.226 km, 101.9122° East, -3.3748° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/05/24 / 2024-05-17 00:20:56 / May 17, 2024 @ 12:20 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 108.226 km (67 miles). Event id: us6000n0hj. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n0hj. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:20:56 / 12:20 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Bengkulu (c. 309 700 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Curup (c. 46 200 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Curup, Bengkulu. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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: 61 km NW of Bengkulu, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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