A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 109 km S of Habibola, Indonesia (68 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 47.52 km (30 miles). The temblor was reported at 16:32:17 / 4:32 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000695t. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000695t. Exact location of event, longitude 122.3208 East, latitude -9.7421 South, depth = 47.52 km. 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: 01/08/16 / 2016-08-01 08:32:17 / August 1, 2016 @ 8:32 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 109 km S of Habibola, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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