A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 48 km S of Kahale, Indonesia (30 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jbxp. Id of event: us2000jbxp. The temblor was reported at 09:58:56 / 9:58 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/01/19 / 2019-01-18 01:58:56 / January 18, 2019 @ 1:58 am. Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 119.1018° East, -10.1333° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 48 km S of Kahale, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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