A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 206 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (128 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57.29 km (36 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us70005cjq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005cjq. The temblor was detected at 05:43:36 / 5:43 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/09/19 / 2019-09-05 20:43:36 / September 5, 2019 @ 8:43 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 138.7563 East, latitude -2.9591 South, depth = 57.29 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 206 km W of Abepura, Indonesia.
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