A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 148 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia (92 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.4142 East, latitude 1.9716 North, depth = 35 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:13:50 / 1:13 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000db1i. Event ids that are associated: us2000db1i. Global time and date of event 22/02/18 / 2018-02-22 17:13:50 / February 22, 2018 @ 5:13 pm UTC/GMT.
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 four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 148 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia.
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