A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 136 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia (85 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:25:41 / 4:25 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/03/16 / 2016-03-31 19:25:41 / March 31, 2016 @ 7:25 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 128.6984 East, latitude 2.7529 North, depth = 220.94 km. Id of earthquake: us20005dqi. Event ids that are associated: us20005dqi. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 220.94 km (137 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 136 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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