A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 261 km SSE of Amahusu, Indonesia (162 miles) on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000e1vm. Unique identifier: us1000e1vm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 314.61 km (195 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/05/18 / 2018-05-03 23:56:08 / May 3, 2018 @ 11:56 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:56:08 / 8:56 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 314.61 km, 128.7381° East, -6.0159° South.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 one and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 261 km SSE of Amahusu, Indonesia.
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