A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Kota Ternate in Indonesia on Sunday. The temblor was detected at 02:15:21 / 2:15 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 127.0801° East, latitude 1.198° North, depth = 55.27 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 55.27 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 12/05/18 / 2018-05-12 18:15:21 / May 12, 2018 @ 6:15 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us1000e3qn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e3qn.
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 57 km (35 miles) from Ternate (c. 101 700 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Sofifi (c. 36 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sofifi, Ternate (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 55 km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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