A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 70 km SSW of Baubau, Indonesia (43 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/05/19 / 2019-05-31 13:55:32 / May 31, 2019 @ 1:55 pm. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:55:32 / 9:55 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 122.3943° East, -6.0705° South. Event id: us70003tpb. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003tpb. 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. 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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 70 km SSW of Baubau, Indonesia.
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