A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Labuan Lombok in Indonesia on Sunday. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000q7dp. Unique identifier: us6000q7dp. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 116.9372 East, latitude -8.0368 South, depth = 277.832 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 277.832 km (173 miles). The temblor was reported at 11:21:02 / 11:21 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/04/25 / 2025-04-20 11:21:02 / April 20, 2025 @ 11:21 am.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sumbawa Besar (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 73 km (46 miles) from Sumbawa Besar (c. 52 700 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 two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. 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: 59 km NNE of Labuan Lombok, Indonesia.
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