A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 128 km W of Kota Ternate, Indonesia (80 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000306t. Event ids that are associated: us2000306t. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.2177 East, latitude 0.9161 North, depth = 44.33 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/07/15 / 2015-07-26 07:00:11 / July 26, 2015 @ 7:00 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 44.33 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:00:11 / 3:00 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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. 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: 128 km W of Kota Ternate, Indonesia.
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