A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Tobelo in Indonesia on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 18:13:06 / 6:13 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000637m. Id of event: us1000637m. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 128.304 East, latitude 1.6153 North, depth = 69.24 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/07/16 / 2016-07-13 09:13:06 / July 13, 2016 @ 9:13 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 69.24 km (43 miles).
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 Tobelo. Event epicenter was 35 km (22 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 35 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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