A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Ternate in Indonesia on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 08:38:19 / 8:38 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 6.42 km, 127.4005° East, 1.0081° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/01/16 / 2016-01-19 23:38:19 / January 19, 2016 @ 11:38 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 6.42 km (4 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10004frc. Event ids that are associated: us10004frc.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sofifi, Ternate (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 24 km (15 miles) from Ternate (c. 101 700 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Sofifi (c. 36 200 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 23 km N of Ternate, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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