A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Ciparay in Indonesia on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 166.62 km (104 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/02/18 / 2018-02-13 21:26:44 / February 13, 2018 @ 9:26 pm. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:26:44 / 4:26 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us2000d6yc. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000d6yc. Exact location of event, longitude 105.8132 East, latitude -5.9672 South, depth = 166.62 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). The epicenter was 93 km (58 miles) from Tangerang (c. 1 372 100 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Bandarlampung (c. 800 300 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Curug (c. 191 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Cikupa (c. 174 000 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Serang (c. 164 800 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Pasarkemis (c. 154 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tangerang, Teluknaga, Curug.
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 two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 19 km NNW of Ciparay, Indonesia.
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