A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 212 km NNW of Tual, Indonesia (132 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/09/16 / 2016-09-19 21:17:00 / September 19, 2016 @ 9:17 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:17:00 / 6:17 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.15 km (4 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us10006ttw. Unique identifier: us10006ttw. Exact location of event, longitude 131.8546 East, latitude -3.9666 South, depth = 7.15 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 212 km NNW of Tual, Indonesia.
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