A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 113 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (70 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 40.78 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 139.5657° East, -2.5419° South, depth 40.78 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/05/17 / 2017-05-23 20:59:58 / May 23, 2017 @ 8:59 pm. The temblor was detected at 05:59:58 / 5:59 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008ugy. Id of event: us10008ugy. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 two and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
Did you feel it?
Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 113 km W of Abepura, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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