A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Kasiguncu in Indonesia on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h41b. Id of event: us1000h41b. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:34:51 / 4:34 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/09/18 / 2018-09-28 20:34:51 / September 28, 2018 @ 8:34 pm. Exact location, longitude 120.1949° East, latitude -1.372° South, depth = 10 km.
Epicenter of the event was 64 km (40 miles) from Palu (c. 282 400 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Poso (c. 47 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palu, Poso (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 51 km W of Kasiguncu, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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