A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Kota Ternate in Indonesia on Tuesday. Exact location of event, longitude 127.0496 East, latitude 1.327 North, depth = 93.65 km. Id of earthquake: us2000e1b0. Event ids that are associated: us2000e1b0. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 93.65 km (58 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/04/18 / 2018-04-17 02:39:13 / April 17, 2018 @ 2:39 am. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:39:13 / 10:39 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 70 km (44 miles) from Ternate (c. 101 700 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Sofifi (c. 36 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sofifi, Ternate (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 69 km NNW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia.
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