A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Pendolo in Indonesia on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 55.41 km, 120.6437° East, -1.8195° South. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:00:44 / 7:00 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 55.41 km (34 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/08/19 / 2019-08-26 11:00:44 / August 26, 2019 @ 11:00 am. Event id: us7000588g. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000588g. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 49 km (30 miles) from Poso (c. 47 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Poso (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 28 km N of Pendolo, Indonesia.
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