A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 278 km S of Boyolangu, Indonesia (173 miles) on Wednesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/10/24 / 2024-10-16 05:16:20 / October 16, 2024 @ 5:16 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 111.7289° East, -10.6308° South, depth 10 km. The temblor was reported at 05:16:20 / 5:16 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000nq0t. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nq0t. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 278 km S of Boyolangu, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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