A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 115 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia (71 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59.57 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 128.316° East, latitude 2.7218° North, depth = 59.57 km. The temblor was reported at 21:56:35 / 9:56 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us10003n0y. Ids that are associated to the event: us10003n0y. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/09/15 / 2015-09-30 12:56:35 / September 30, 2015 @ 12:56 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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: 115 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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