A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Bilungala in Indonesia on Tuesday. The temblor was picked up at 06:07:45 / 6:07 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 146.55 km (91 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/01/17 / 2017-01-02 22:07:45 / January 2, 2017 @ 10:07 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 123.19° East, 0.0068° North, depth 146.55 km. Event id: us10007ub0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007ub0. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Gorontalo (c. 144 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Gorontalo (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 41 km S of Bilungala, Indonesia.
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