A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Tobelo in Indonesia on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 129.04 km (80 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:44:23 / 1:44 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 06/08/18 / 2018-08-06 05:44:23 / August 6, 2018 @ 5:44 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 127.3134° East, latitude 1.5295° North, depth = 129.04 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000g40m. Unique identifier: us1000g40m.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 83 km (51 miles) from Ternate (c. 101 700 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Sofifi (c. 36 200 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sofifi, Ternate, Tobelo (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 80 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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