A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 142 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (88 miles) on Friday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:33:06 / 4:33 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us20003iqw. Ids that are associated to the event: us20003iqw. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 66.2 km (41 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 139.3225° East, -2.8747° South, depth 66.2 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/09/15 / 2015-09-11 07:33:06 / September 11, 2015 @ 7:33 am.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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. 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: 142 km W of Abepura, Indonesia.
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