A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Sinabang in Indonesia on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 95.5893° East, 2.668° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/06/24 / 2024-06-19 02:39:41 / June 19, 2024 @ 2:39 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us6000n8kf. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000n8kf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:39:41 / 2:39 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Sinabang (c. 15 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sinabang (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 90 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia.
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