A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 283 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (176 miles). Id of earthquake: us200030ee. Event ids that are associated: us200030ee. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 154.44 km (96 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/07/15 / 2015-07-27 15:46:25 / July 27, 2015 @ 3:46 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 128.8244 East, latitude -7.326 South, depth = 154.44 km. The temblor was picked up at 00:46:25 / 12:46 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixty-six 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 283 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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