A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 124 km SSE of Saparua, Indonesia (77 miles). The temblor was detected at 04:19:09 / 4:19 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 129.232° East, latitude -4.5365° South, depth = 193.66 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 193.66 km (120 miles). Global time and date of event 25/08/15 / 2015-08-25 19:19:09 / August 25, 2015 @ 7:19 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us100034uy. Ids that are associated to the event: us100034uy.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 124 km SSE of Saparua, Indonesia.
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