A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Bengkulu in Indonesia. Unique identifier: us1000byqq. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000byqq. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 52.41 km (33 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:26:01 / 2:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 102.206° East, -4.3377° South, depth 52.41 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/01/18 / 2018-01-01 07:26:01 / January 1, 2018 @ 7:26 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from Bengkulu (c. 309 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bengkulu (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 59 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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