A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 106 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia (66 miles) on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000309d. Id of event: us1000309d. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:22:37 / 4:22 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 226.11 km (140 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/08/15 / 2015-08-07 19:22:37 / August 7, 2015 @ 7:22 pm. Exact location, longitude 128.5252° East, latitude 2.5395° North, depth = 226.11 km.
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 thirty-two 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 quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 106 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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