A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Bilungala in Indonesia on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, 123.512° East, 0.2762° North, depth 168.35 km. The temblor was detected at 22:55:07 / 10:55 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 168.35 km (105 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us100062k0. Event ids that are associated: us100062k0. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/07/16 / 2016-07-04 14:55:07 / July 4, 2016 @ 2:55 pm.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gorontalo. Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Gorontalo (c. 144 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 35 km ESE of Bilungala, Indonesia.
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