A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Abepura in Indonesia. Exact location of event, longitude 140.16 East, latitude -2.6985 South, depth = 34.97 km. The temblor was reported at 16:00:08 / 4:00 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 34.97 km (22 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/11/19 / 2019-11-04 07:00:08 / November 4, 2019 @ 7:00 am. Event id: us700062tf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700062tf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 65 km (40 miles) from Jayapura (c. 134 900 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Abepura (c. 62 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jayapura, Abepura (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
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 twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 47 km W of Abepura, Indonesia.
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