A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 63 km NNW of Namlea, Indonesia (39 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.8896 East, latitude -2.7281 South, depth = 22.92 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 13/01/18 / 2018-01-13 05:38:11 / January 13, 2018 @ 5:38 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.92 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 13:38:11 / 1:38 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000cj8g. Event ids that are associated: us2000cj8g.
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 six 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 63 km NNW of Namlea, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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