A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Tobelo in Indonesia on Monday. Id of earthquake: us1000bmcr. Event ids that are associated: us1000bmcr. The temblor was reported at 14:01:21 / 2:01 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 128.1147° East, 2.4164° North, depth 34.17 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.17 km (21 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/11/17 / 2017-11-27 05:01:21 / November 27, 2017 @ 5:01 am.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 77 km (48 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tobelo.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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: 76 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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