A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 122 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia (76 miles) on Saturday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/06/18 / 2018-06-16 07:50:43 / June 16, 2018 @ 7:50 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:50:43 / 4:50 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000et1l. Event ids that are associated: us1000et1l. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 139.6366° East, -3.2075° South, depth 35 km.
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 twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 122 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia.
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