A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 82 km SSW of Ogotua, Indonesia (51 miles). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 119.9096° East, 0.3005° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/03/19 / 2019-03-13 01:51:18 / March 13, 2019 @ 1:51 am. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:51:18 / 9:51 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000jegs. Id of event: us1000jegs. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 82 km SSW of Ogotua, Indonesia.
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