A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 153 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia (95 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 126.0426 East, latitude 0.3606 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 06:21:13 / 6:21 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000g33z. Id of event: us2000g33z. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/07/18 / 2018-07-07 22:21:13 / July 7, 2018 @ 10:21 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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: 153 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia.
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