A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 54 km SW of Kuripan, Indonesia (34 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, 103.3725° East, -5.34° South, depth 44.62 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 44.62 km (28 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:19:04 / 11:19 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us20009wze. Event ids that are associated: us20009wze. Global time and date of event 17/07/17 / 2017-07-17 16:19:04 / July 17, 2017 @ 4:19 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 sixteen 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. 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. 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: 54 km SW of Kuripan, Indonesia.
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