A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia (88 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 04:02:12 / 4:02 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 126.8954 East, latitude 2.3517 North, depth = 60.8 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/08/15 / 2015-08-15 20:02:12 / August 15, 2015 @ 8:02 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 60.8 km (38 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us100032m1. Event ids that are associated: us100032m1.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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