A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 289 km W of Saumlaki, Indonesia (180 miles). The temblor was reported at 21:11:37 / 9:11 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/01/19 / 2019-01-22 12:11:37 / January 22, 2019 @ 12:11 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 34.98 km (22 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 128.7177° East, -8.343° South, depth 34.98 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j77b. Id of event: us2000j77b. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 289 km W of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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