A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 160 km NNE of Bitung, Indonesia (99 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us10005z8n. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005z8n. Exact location of earthquake, 125.9196° East, 2.6973° North, depth 77.1 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/06/16 / 2016-06-28 00:10:49 / June 28, 2016 @ 12:10 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 77.1 km (48 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 08:10:49 / 8:10 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 160 km NNE of Bitung, Indonesia.
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