A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 97 kilometers (60 miles) from Bengkulu in Indonesia. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 37.42 km (23 miles). Exact location of event, depth 37.42 km, 101.4122° East, -3.5973° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 07/03/16 / 2016-03-07 00:52:09 / March 7, 2016 @ 12:52 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 07:52:09 / 7:52 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us10004wj5. Unique identifier: us10004wj5.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Bengkulu (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 97 km (60 miles) from Bengkulu (c. 309 700 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 97 km WNW of Bengkulu, Indonesia.
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