A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 191 km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (119 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 190.05 km (118 miles). The temblor was picked up at 11:58:06 / 11:58 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/06/16 / 2016-06-05 02:58:06 / June 5, 2016 @ 2:58 am. Unique identifier: us200063k1. Ids that are associated to the event: us200063k1. Exact location of event, longitude 129.9455 East, latitude -6.8917 South, depth = 190.05 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 191 km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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