A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 220 km NNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (137 miles) on Friday. The temblor was detected at 04:18:30 / 4:18 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j8f1. Id of event: us2000j8f1. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 127.04 km (79 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 location, longitude 130.3423° East, latitude -6.2105° South, depth = 127.04 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/01/19 / 2019-01-24 19:18:30 / January 24, 2019 @ 7:18 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 220 km NNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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