A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Bengkulu in Indonesia. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:53:07 / 2:53 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000mzh0. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000mzh0. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 56.365 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 56.365 km, 102.0522° East, -4.2312° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/07/24 / 2024-07-16 02:53:07 / July 16, 2024 @ 2:53 am.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Curup, Bengkulu (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Bengkulu (c. 309 700 pop), 99 km (62 miles) from Curup (c. 46 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nine 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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 SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia.
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