A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Tugu Hilir in Indonesia on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 105.2898° East, -6.9872° South. Unique identifier: us10008n6w. Ids that are associated to the event: us10008n6w. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). The temblor was picked up at 03:54:28 / 3:54 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 22/04/17 / 2017-04-22 20:54:28 / April 22, 2017 @ 8:54 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Labuan (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Labuan (c. 33 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 42 km WSW of Tugu Hilir, Indonesia.
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