A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 133 km NNW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia (83 miles) on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 36.36 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:42:47 / 11:42 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005cva. Id of event: us70005cva. Exact location of event, longitude 126.7435 East, latitude 1.8161 North, depth = 36.36 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/09/19 / 2019-09-02 03:42:47 / September 2, 2019 @ 3:42 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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: 133 km NNW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia.
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