A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 133 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia (83 miles). The temblor was reported at 05:44:58 / 5:44 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42.18 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 08/08/15 / 2015-08-08 21:44:58 / August 8, 2015 @ 9:44 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.33 East, latitude 1.8075 North, depth = 42.18 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100034rr. Id of event: us100034rr.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-six 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.
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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. 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: 133 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia.
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