A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 87 km SSE of Maubasa, Indonesia (54 miles) on Saturday. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:16:26 / 5:16 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 12/02/16 / 2016-02-12 21:16:26 / February 12, 2016 @ 9:16 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us200050lk. Event ids that are associated: us200050lk. Exact location of event, depth 79.27 km, 122.2342° East, -9.5614° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 79.27 km (49 miles).
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. 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: 87 km SSE of Maubasa, Indonesia.
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