A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Parapat in Indonesia. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:50:26 / 5:50 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 99.0311° East, latitude 2.3887° North, depth = 148.617 km. Id of earthquake: us7000n7vm. Event ids that are associated: us7000n7vm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/08/24 / 2024-08-19 05:50:26 / August 19, 2024 @ 5:50 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 148.617 km (92 miles).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 64 km (40 miles) from Pematangsiantar (c. 209 600 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Kisaran (c. 129 900 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Sibolga (c. 79 700 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Pekan Bahapal (c. 40 000 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Bandar (c. 31 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kisaran, Bandar, Pekan Bahapal (min 5000 pop).
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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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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