A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 151 km W of Kuripan, Indonesia (94 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us2000a5w6. Event ids that are associated: us2000a5w6. Exact location of event, longitude 102.4167 East, latitude -5.2743 South, depth = 36.76 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36.76 km (23 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:04:01 / 6:04 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/08/17 / 2017-08-08 11:04:01 / August 8, 2017 @ 11:04 am.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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 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: 151 km W of Kuripan, Indonesia.
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