A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 220 km NNW of Manado, Indonesia (137 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 424.68 km, 123.8802° East, 3.2306° North. Event id: us2000h6xa. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000h6xa. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:29:50 / 3:29 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/09/18 / 2018-09-02 19:29:50 / September 2, 2018 @ 7:29 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 424.68 km (264 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 220 km NNW of Manado, Indonesia.
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