A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 127 km ENE of Watubuku, Indonesia (79 miles) on Saturday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:49:10 / 9:49 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 172.16 km (107 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/05/19 / 2019-05-04 01:49:10 / May 4, 2019 @ 1:49 am. Exact location of earthquake, 123.827° East, -8.1878° South, depth 172.16 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us70003kw4. Unique identifier: us70003kw4.
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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 127 km ENE of Watubuku, Indonesia.
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