A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 96 km SW of Amahusu, Indonesia (60 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 127.4469 East, latitude -4.2514 South, depth = 270.76 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:59:25 / 11:59 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 02/02/19 / 2019-02-02 03:59:25 / February 2, 2019 @ 3:59 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 270.76 km (168 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us2000jn5k. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000jn5k.
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 one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
Did you feel anything?
How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 96 km SW of Amahusu, Indonesia.
Copyright © 2019 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply