A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Ciheras in Indonesia on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 67.14 km (42 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 107.9214 East, latitude -7.837 South, depth = 67.14 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us20008kt4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20008kt4. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/02/17 / 2017-02-19 15:39:41 / February 19, 2017 @ 3:39 pm. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:39:41 / 10:39 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pameungpeuk, Banjaran, Banjar (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Tasikmalaya (c. 271 100 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Banjaran (c. 165 000 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Paseh (c. 126 200 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Ciamis (c. 123 600 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Kawalu (c. 50 500 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Singaparna (c. 48 900 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Pameungpeuk (c. 48 300 pop).
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 three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 12 km SSW of Ciheras, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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