A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Kota Ternate in Indonesia. Unique identifier: us2000g8ju. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000g8ju. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:02:32 / 8:02 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 127.2337° East, latitude 0.0594° North, depth = 118.84 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 118.84 km (74 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/07/18 / 2018-07-13 00:02:32 / July 13, 2018 @ 12:02 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ternate, Sofifi (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 83 km (52 miles) from Ternate (c. 101 700 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Sofifi (c. 36 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 81 km S of Kota Ternate, Indonesia.
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