A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 181 km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia (112 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 125.8536° East, -0.0522° South, depth 59.53 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:35:40 / 9:35 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200063wd. Id of event: us200063wd. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59.53 km (37 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 12/06/16 / 2016-06-12 01:35:40 / June 12, 2016 @ 1:35 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 181 km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia.
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