A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 139 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (86 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004bjj. Id of event: us10004bjj. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:52:03 / 12:52 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 139.3365° East, -2.527° South, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/12/15 / 2015-12-28 15:52:03 / December 28, 2015 @ 3:52 pm. 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 10 km (6 miles).
Each 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 139 km W of Abepura, Indonesia.
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