A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Tobelo in Indonesia on Monday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:06:38 / 1:06 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us2000j9l0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j9l0. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 228.12 km (142 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 128.5409 East, latitude 2.3628 North, depth = 228.12 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/01/19 / 2019-01-28 04:06:38 / January 28, 2019 @ 4:06 am UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 92 km (57 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tobelo.
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 three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 91 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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