A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 178 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia (111 miles) on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, 101.7916° East, -5.3448° South, depth 27.16 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000c8pm. Id of event: us6000c8pm. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/10/20 / 2020-10-16 05:45:40 / October 16, 2020 @ 5:45 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 27.16 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:45:40 / 5:45 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 178 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia.
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