A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 56 km NNE of Obelobel, Indonesia (35 miles). Unique identifier: us1000byt2. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000byt2. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:25:35 / 12:25 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/01/18 / 2018-01-01 16:25:35 / January 1, 2018 @ 4:25 pm. Exact location of event, longitude 116.8251 East, latitude -7.835 South, depth = 293.95 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 293.95 km (183 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 one and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 56 km NNE of Obelobel, Indonesia.
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