A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 122 km SSW of Luwuk, Indonesia (76 miles). The temblor was detected at 20:03:54 / 8:03 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 122.5065 East, latitude -2.0217 South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/04/19 / 2019-04-12 12:03:54 / April 12, 2019 @ 12:03 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us700034y1. Ids that are associated to the event: us700034y1. 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 quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 122 km SSW of Luwuk, Indonesia.
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