A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 209 km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (130 miles) on Friday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 159.46 km (99 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/06/17 / 2017-06-22 20:01:49 / June 22, 2017 @ 8:01 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us20009p3v. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20009p3v. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 130.1069 East, latitude -6.4869 South, depth = 159.46 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:01:49 / 5:01 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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. 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: 209 km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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