A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 98 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (61 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/05/17 / 2017-05-29 04:18:32 / May 29, 2017 @ 4:18 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us20009j9q. Event ids that are associated: us20009j9q. The temblor was picked up at 13:18:32 / 1:18 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 139.6972 East, latitude -2.5505 South, depth = 35 km.
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 fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 98 km W of Abepura, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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