A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 101 km WNW of Laiwui, Indonesia (63 miles) on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: us20005cdm. Unique identifier: us20005cdm. The temblor was detected at 14:25:58 / 2:25 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.8441 East, latitude -0.9653 South, depth = 40.98 km. 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 40.98 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/03/16 / 2016-03-25 06:25:58 / March 25, 2016 @ 6:25 am.
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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 101 km WNW of Laiwui, Indonesia.
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