A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 136 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia (85 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 101.1673° East, -4.3475° South, depth 32.91 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 32.91 km (20 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:16:53 / 1:16 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us10002x5p. Unique identifier: us10002x5p. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/08/15 / 2015-08-01 18:16:53 / August 1, 2015 @ 6:16 pm UTC/GMT.
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. 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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 136 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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