A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 111 km NNE of Laiwui, Indonesia (69 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:27:48 / 10:27 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 128.0294 East, latitude -0.4061 South, depth = 10 km. Event id: us60004unl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60004unl. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/07/19 / 2019-07-14 13:27:48 / July 14, 2019 @ 1:27 pm.
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 thirty-three, in the last 10 days thirty-four, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 111 km NNE of Laiwui, Indonesia.
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