A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 247 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (153 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:27:38 / 7:27 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100032cd. Id of event: us100032cd. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 48.39 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 138.3675° East, -2.4802° South, depth 48.39 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/07/15 / 2015-07-27 22:27:38 / July 27, 2015 @ 10:27 pm. 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 four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-nine 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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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. 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: 247 km W of Abepura, Indonesia.
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