A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 105 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia (65 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 53.72 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/01/19 / 2019-01-03 20:59:02 / January 3, 2019 @ 8:59 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 127.3157° East, 2.3801° North, depth 53.72 km. Id of earthquake: us2000j048. Event ids that are associated: us2000j048. The temblor was reported at 04:59:02 / 4:59 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 105 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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