A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 139 km E of Bitung, Indonesia (86 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 126.4201° East, 1.669° North, depth 35 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60006bvq. Id of event: us60006bvq. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 13:47:18 / 1:47 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/11/19 / 2019-11-15 05:47:18 / November 15, 2019 @ 5:47 am.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-five, in the last 10 days thirty-eight, in the past 30 days fourty-five and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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