A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 225 km SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia (140 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 100.7415 East, latitude -5.151 South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/05/19 / 2019-05-28 01:06:24 / May 28, 2019 @ 1:06 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 08:06:24 / 8:06 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60003swq. Id of event: us60003swq.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 225 km SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia.
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