A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 153 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia (95 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 14.97 km (9 miles). Exact location of event, depth 14.97 km, 100.9906° East, -4.34° South. The temblor was picked up at 22:57:09 / 10:57 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000bcma. Unique identifier: us7000bcma. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/08/20 / 2020-08-18 22:57:09 / August 18, 2020 @ 10:57 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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