A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 127 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia (79 miles) on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:36:44 / 12:36 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 131.7421° East, latitude -6.2172° South, depth = 53.91 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 53.91 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/06/19 / 2019-06-29 03:36:44 / June 29, 2019 @ 3:36 am. Id of earthquake: us7000475n. Event ids that are associated: us7000475n.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-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. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 127 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia.
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