A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 118 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia (73 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 139.5963 East, latitude -2.2308 South, depth = 21.69 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/10/15 / 2015-10-13 00:43:40 / October 13, 2015 @ 12:43 am. The temblor was reported at 09:43:40 / 9:43 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 21.69 km (13 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003q7i. Id of event: us10003q7i.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 118 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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