A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Ternate in Indonesia on Sunday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:18:25 / 10:18 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/02/19 / 2019-02-17 13:18:25 / February 17, 2019 @ 1:18 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us2000jj5r. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jj5r. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 159.67 km (99 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 127.3857° East, 1.1478° North, depth 159.67 km.
Event epicenter was 40 km (25 miles) from Ternate (c. 101 700 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Sofifi (c. 36 200 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop). Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tobelo, Sofifi, Ternate (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 38 km N of Ternate, Indonesia.
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