A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Bilungala in Indonesia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/06/15 / 2015-06-27 12:33:36 / June 27, 2015 @ 12:33 pm. Exact location of event, depth 87.64 km, 123.177° East, -0.1012° South. Id of earthquake: us20002wt2. Event ids that are associated: us20002wt2. The temblor was picked up at 20:33:36 / 8:33 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 87.64 km (54 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 73 km (45 miles) from Gorontalo (c. 144 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gorontalo (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 53 km S of Bilungala, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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