A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 115 km N of Lanos, Indonesia (71 miles). The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:41:24 / 8:41 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/01/16 / 2016-01-05 00:41:24 / January 5, 2016 @ 12:41 am. Exact location of earthquake, 120.2081° East, -7.253° South, depth 568.36 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 568.36 km (353 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us10004bee. Unique identifier: us10004bee. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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 N of Lanos, Indonesia.
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