A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Tanahsong Daya in Indonesia. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 116.1603 East, latitude -8.2935 South, depth = 24.47 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.47 km (15 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/08/18 / 2018-08-05 16:29:58 / August 5, 2018 @ 4:29 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 00:29:58 / 12:29 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000g5tm. Id of event: us1000g5tm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 33 km (20 miles) from Mataram (c. 318 700 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Praya (c. 35 200 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Karangasem (c. 31 900 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Klungkung (c. 27 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Klungkung, Karangasem, Praya.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-eight, in the last 10 days fifty, in the past 30 days fifty-one and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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: 6 km N of Tanahsong Daya, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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