A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 112 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia (70 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:45:34 / 9:45 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 17/03/19 / 2019-03-17 12:45:34 / March 17, 2019 @ 12:45 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 128.3047 East, latitude 2.7009 North, depth = 52.85 km. Event id: us1000jlqh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000jlqh. The epicenter was at a depth of 52.85 km (33 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 112 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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