A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 72 km N of Dobo, Indonesia (45 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/02/16 / 2016-02-22 12:23:10 / February 22, 2016 @ 12:23 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 29.12 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us10004rp5. Ids that are associated to the event: us10004rp5. The temblor was picked up at 21:23:10 / 9:23 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 134.2607° East, -5.1116° South, depth 29.12 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 72 km N of Dobo, Indonesia.
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