A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 263 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia (163 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/06/16 / 2016-06-22 22:54:10 / June 22, 2016 @ 10:54 pm. The temblor was picked up at 07:54:10 / 7:54 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us200067ir. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200067ir. Exact location of earthquake, 128.2173° East, 4.1001° North, depth 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 263 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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