A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Molibagu in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 201.94 km (125 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007wd6. Id of event: us10007wd6. Exact location of earthquake, 123.9073° East, 0.3693° North, depth 201.94 km. The temblor was detected at 21:39:19 / 9:39 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/01/17 / 2017-01-30 13:39:19 / January 30, 2017 @ 1:39 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Event epicenter was 96 km (60 miles) from Gorontalo (c. 144 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Gorontalo.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 8 km WSW of Molibagu, Indonesia.
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