A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 163 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (101 miles). Event id: us1000hgha. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hgha. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:59:50 / 2:59 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 139.1241 East, latitude -2.7977 South, depth = 35 km. Global time and date of event 19/10/18 / 2018-10-19 05:59:50 / October 19, 2018 @ 5:59 am UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 163 km W of Abepura, Indonesia.
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