A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 267 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia (166 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jndk. Id of event: us2000jndk. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/02/19 / 2019-02-08 00:23:44 / February 8, 2019 @ 12:23 am. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:23:44 / 9:23 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 128.9104° East, 3.968° North, depth 10 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 267 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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