A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 106 km WNW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia (66 miles) on Tuesday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:32:38 / 10:32 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 51.23 km (32 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us20005bqa. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005bqa. Exact location of earthquake, 126.4546° East, 1.0664° North, depth 51.23 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/03/16 / 2016-03-22 14:32:38 / March 22, 2016 @ 2:32 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 106 km WNW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia.
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