A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Tobelo in Indonesia on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/07/18 / 2018-07-15 01:33:05 / July 15, 2018 @ 1:33 am. Exact location of event, depth 235.26 km, 128.4667° East, 2.086° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 235.26 km (146 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000g9mi. Id of event: us2000g9mi. The temblor was picked up at 10:33:05 / 10:33 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tobelo. Epicenter of the event was 65 km (40 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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: 64 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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