A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Bengkulu in Indonesia. Global time and date of event 28/06/24 / 2024-06-28 16:29:46 / June 28, 2024 @ 4:29 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000n8z5. Unique identifier: us6000n8z5. Exact location of earthquake, 101.6493° East, -3.4555° South, depth 74.741 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 74.741 km (46 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:29:46 / 4:29 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bengkulu (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 78 km (49 miles) from Bengkulu (c. 309 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 78 km WNW of Bengkulu, Indonesia.
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