A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 267 km SSW of Sidorukun, Indonesia (166 miles) on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude 113.3061° East, latitude -10.8705° South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 22/07/18 / 2018-07-22 09:35:26 / July 22, 2018 @ 9:35 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us2000geki. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000geki. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:35:26 / 5:35 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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: 267 km SSW of Sidorukun, Indonesia.
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