A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 78 km SE of Molibagu, Indonesia (48 miles). Exact location, longitude 124.4864° East, latitude -0.1139° South, depth = 61.56 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:57:22 / 4:57 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 61.56 km (38 miles). Global time and date of event 05/05/19 / 2019-05-05 08:57:22 / May 5, 2019 @ 8:57 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us70003l1g. Ids that are associated to the event: us70003l1g.
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 twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 78 km SE of Molibagu, Indonesia.
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