A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 19 km NE of Tolitoli, Indonesia (12 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.83 km (15 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 earthquake 09/05/16 / 2016-05-09 03:02:41 / May 9, 2016 @ 3:02 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us10005gei. Ids that are associated to the event: us10005gei. Exact location, longitude 120.9592° East, latitude 1.1448° North, depth = 23.83 km. The temblor was detected at 11:02:41 / 11:02 am (local time epicenter).
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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: 19 km NE of Tolitoli, Indonesia.
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