A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Taniwel in Indonesia. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:51:33 / 5:51 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/05/16 / 2016-05-10 08:51:33 / May 10, 2016 @ 8:51 am. Exact location, longitude 128.9749° East, latitude -2.7664° South, depth = 54.01 km. Unique identifier: us10005i8r. Ids that are associated to the event: us10005i8r. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 54.01 km (34 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Amahai (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Amahai (c. 47 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. 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: 56 km E of Taniwel, Indonesia.
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