A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Tobelo in Indonesia on Monday. Exact location of event, longitude 128.4602 East, latitude 2.232 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 02:00:02 / 2:00 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60003sgj. Id of event: us60003sgj. 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: 26/05/19 / 2019-05-26 17:00:02 / May 26, 2019 @ 5:00 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 75 km (47 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tobelo. Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 74 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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