A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 239 km NW of Manado, Indonesia (149 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 123.6031 East, latitude 3.2519 North, depth = 450.41 km. The temblor was reported at 04:45:49 / 4:45 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 450.41 km (280 miles). Event id: us20004zir. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20004zir. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/02/16 / 2016-02-08 20:45:49 / February 8, 2016 @ 8:45 pm.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 239 km NW of Manado, Indonesia.
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