A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 104 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia (65 miles). Event id: us2000ckdg. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ckdg. Exact location of event, depth 88.97 km, 127.1413° East, 2.09° North. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:38:37 / 9:38 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 88.97 km (55 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 03/01/18 / 2018-01-03 01:38:37 / January 3, 2018 @ 1:38 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 104 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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