A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Komodo in Indonesia on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/10/24 / 2024-10-16 15:16:40 / October 16, 2024 @ 3:16 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 159.82 km, 119.4646° East, -8.3438° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 159.82 km (99 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:16:40 / 3:16 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nz38. Id of event: us6000nz38.
Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bima, Labuhanbajo (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 50 km (31 miles) from Labuhanbajo (c. 188 700 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Bima (c. 67 000 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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 27 km N of Komodo, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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