A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 289 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (180 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 129.1204 East, latitude -6.5136 South, depth = 220.72 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:04:01 / 10:04 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/06/19 / 2019-06-24 13:04:01 / June 24, 2019 @ 1:04 pm. Event id: us700049dl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700049dl. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 220.72 km (137 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 289 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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