A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 126 km N of Dobo, Indonesia (78 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/06/16 / 2016-06-18 23:47:24 / June 18, 2016 @ 11:47 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 134.0753 East, latitude -4.6318 South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 08:47:24 / 8:47 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200065b5. Id of event: us200065b5.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 126 km N of Dobo, Indonesia.
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