A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Ternate in Indonesia on Friday. Id of earthquake: us7000468p. Event ids that are associated: us7000468p. Exact location of event, longitude 127.4231 East, latitude 1.416 North, depth = 162.89 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:24:33 / 5:24 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/06/19 / 2019-06-27 20:24:33 / June 27, 2019 @ 8:24 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 162.89 km (101 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 70 km (43 miles) from Ternate (c. 101 700 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Sofifi (c. 36 200 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sofifi, Tobelo, Ternate (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 five and in the last 365 days seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 68 km N of Ternate, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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