A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Saparua in Indonesia on Saturday. Exact location of event, depth 117.6 km, 128.8951° East, -3.9003° South. Unique identifier: us20007g0u. Ids that are associated to the event: us20007g0u. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 117.6 km (73 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:46:54 / 6:46 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/10/16 / 2016-10-21 21:46:54 / October 21, 2016 @ 9:46 pm UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ambon, Amahai (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Ambon (c. 355 600 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Amahai (c. 47 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 45 km SE of Saparua, Indonesia.
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