A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 218 km S of Amahusu, Indonesia (135 miles). The temblor was picked up at 12:49:58 / 12:49 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 26/05/18 / 2018-05-26 03:49:58 / May 26, 2018 @ 3:49 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 127.8715 East, latitude -5.6818 South, depth = 395.5 km. Event id: us1000eerg. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000eerg. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 395.5 km (246 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 218 km S of Amahusu, Indonesia.
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