A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 190 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia (118 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us200063x4. Event ids that are associated: us200063x4. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/06/16 / 2016-06-12 04:56:14 / June 12, 2016 @ 4:56 am. The temblor was picked up at 12:56:14 / 12:56 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 127.1141 East, latitude 3.2021 North, depth = 43.13 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 43.13 km (27 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 eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 190 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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