A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia (98 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 60 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j0ux. Id of event: us2000j0ux. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:01:44 / 2:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 60 km, 126.729° East, 2.3393° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/01/19 / 2019-01-06 18:01:44 / January 6, 2019 @ 6:01 pm.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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