A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 88 km S of Painan, Indonesia (55 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 70.21 km (44 miles). The temblor was picked up at 02:05:31 / 2:05 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 100.5519 East, latitude -2.1562 South, depth = 70.21 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/06/18 / 2018-06-03 19:05:31 / June 3, 2018 @ 7:05 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000ekhl. Unique identifier: us1000ekhl.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventeen 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 88 km S of Painan, Indonesia.
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