A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 127 km WSW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia (79 miles) on Monday. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:49:43 / 10:49 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us70004efc. Event ids that are associated: us70004efc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/07/19 / 2019-07-08 02:49:43 / July 8, 2019 @ 2:49 am. Exact location of event, depth 38.69 km, 126.2554° East, 0.5223° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.69 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 127 km WSW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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