A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 208 km NNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (129 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/02/18 / 2018-02-13 13:14:43 / February 13, 2018 @ 1:14 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 120.29 km (75 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:14:43 / 10:14 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000d6ya. Event ids that are associated: us2000d6ya. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 130.2879 East, latitude -6.371 South, depth = 120.29 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 208 km NNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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