A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 130 km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia (81 miles) on Friday. Event id: us200066ix. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200066ix. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/06/16 / 2016-06-24 14:43:32 / June 24, 2016 @ 2:43 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 66.4 km (41 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 22:43:32 / 10:43 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 126.4031° East, 1.4482° North, depth 66.4 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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