A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 132 km WNW of Bengkulu, Indonesia (82 miles). The temblor was reported at 17:00:42 / 5:00 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hvug. Id of event: us1000hvug. Exact location of earthquake, 101.1865° East, -3.2833° South, depth 35 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 17/11/18 / 2018-11-17 10:00:42 / November 17, 2018 @ 10:00 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 132 km WNW of Bengkulu, Indonesia.
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