A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 168 km SE of Modayag, Indonesia (104 miles) on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/07/16 / 2016-07-05 11:18:03 / July 5, 2016 @ 11:18 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 125.5466° East, latitude -0.2665° South, depth = 35 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:18:03 / 7:18 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us10006015. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006015. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighteen 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 168 km SE of Modayag, Indonesia.
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