A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Kota Ternate in Indonesia on Thursday. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:24:44 / 8:24 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/06/16 / 2016-06-16 00:24:44 / June 16, 2016 @ 12:24 am. Exact location, longitude 126.9155° East, latitude 1.1699° North, depth = 57.61 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57.61 km (36 miles). Event id: us200065ys. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200065ys. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 67 km (42 miles) from Ternate (c. 101 700 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Sofifi (c. 36 200 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sofifi, Ternate.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirteen 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.
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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. 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: 65 km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia.
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