A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 134 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia (83 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 70.11 km (44 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/03/16 / 2016-03-29 23:45:39 / March 29, 2016 @ 11:45 pm. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:45:39 / 7:45 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us20005eip. Unique identifier: us20005eip. Exact location of earthquake, 126.0105° East, 2.3311° North, depth 70.11 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 134 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia.
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