A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 216 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia (134 miles). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:32:59 / 6:32 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 126.9491° East, 3.3661° North, depth 35.8 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/10/18 / 2018-10-01 10:32:59 / October 1, 2018 @ 10:32 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 35.8 km (22 miles). Event id: us1000h4y0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h4y0.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 216 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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