A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 152 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia (94 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 18:21:07 / 6:21 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 12.4 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 100.9942 East, latitude -4.329 South, depth = 12.4 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/10/20 / 2020-10-05 18:21:07 / October 5, 2020 @ 6:21 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000c72h. Unique identifier: us6000c72h.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 152 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia.
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