A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 193 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia (120 miles). Id of earthquake: us10006t6j. Event ids that are associated: us10006t6j. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/09/16 / 2016-09-27 13:19:34 / September 27, 2016 @ 1:19 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.9028 East, latitude 3.0754 North, depth = 57.85 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 57.85 km (36 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:19:34 / 9:19 pm (local time epicenter).
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 five and in the last 365 days eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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 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: 193 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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