A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 136 km ENE of Palue, Indonesia (85 miles) on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 170.59 km (106 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:41:00 / 12:41 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/08/19 / 2019-08-17 04:41:00 / August 17, 2019 @ 4:41 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us700058f7. Ids that are associated to the event: us700058f7. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 123.9139 East, latitude -8.1957 South, depth = 170.59 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 136 km ENE of Palue, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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