A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 13 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (8 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 131.2137° East, -7.8861° South, depth 97.58 km. The temblor was reported at 10:44:06 / 10:44 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 97.58 km (61 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/07/16 / 2016-07-02 01:44:06 / July 2, 2016 @ 1:44 am. Unique identifier: us100061vp. Ids that are associated to the event: us100061vp.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 13 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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