A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 236 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia (147 miles) on Monday. The temblor was reported at 22:31:11 / 10:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/08/19 / 2019-08-26 14:31:11 / August 26, 2019 @ 2:31 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 127.0977 East, latitude 3.6623 North, depth = 44.21 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us70005899. Unique identifier: us70005899. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 44.21 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 four and in the last 365 days sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 236 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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