A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 256 km SSW of Manokwari, Indonesia (159 miles). Global time and date of event 30/01/16 / 2016-01-30 13:21:13 / January 30, 2016 @ 1:21 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 132.823° East, -2.8122° South, depth 13.35 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:21:13 / 10:21 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20004w1d. Id of event: us20004w1d. The epicenter was at a depth of 13.35 km (8 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 256 km SSW of Manokwari, Indonesia.
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