A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 137 km NNW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia (85 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 05:05:46 / 5:05 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/06/17 / 2017-06-28 21:05:46 / June 28, 2017 @ 9:05 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 43.2 km (27 miles). Exact location, longitude 126.7612° East, latitude 1.8694° North, depth = 43.2 km. Unique identifier: us10009537. Ids that are associated to the event: us10009537.
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 seven and in the last 365 days seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 137 km NNW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia.
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