A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 110 km W of Kota Ternate, Indonesia (68 miles) on Tuesday. Global time and date of event 31/07/18 / 2018-07-31 01:34:36 / July 31, 2018 @ 1:34 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us2000ghsm. Event ids that are associated: us2000ghsm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59.04 km (37 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:34:36 / 9:34 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 126.3935 East, latitude 0.5932 North, depth = 59.04 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 two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 110 km W of Kota Ternate, Indonesia.
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