A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia (103 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:38:09 / 7:38 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/09/19 / 2019-09-01 11:38:09 / September 1, 2019 @ 11:38 am. Exact location of event, longitude 126.6687 East, latitude 2.3695 North, depth = 35 km. 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: us70005ct9. Id of event: us70005ct9.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 eight, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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