A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 253 km NNW of Tual, Indonesia (157 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 131.5537 East, latitude -3.7122 South, depth = 30.07 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 30.07 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 18:21:59 / 6:21 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/07/16 / 2016-07-27 09:21:59 / July 27, 2016 @ 9:21 am. Event id: us20006i27. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006i27.
Every 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve 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 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: 253 km NNW of Tual, Indonesia.
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