A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Tobelo in Indonesia on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 128.381 East, latitude 2.1469 North, depth = 239.95 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 239.95 km (149 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 00:35:41 / 12:35 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us1000h3ck. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000h3ck. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/09/18 / 2018-09-21 15:35:41 / September 21, 2018 @ 3:35 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 62 km (39 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tobelo.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 62 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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