A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 131 km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia (81 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:08:03 / 7:08 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006949. Id of event: us70006949. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/11/19 / 2019-11-17 11:08:03 / November 17, 2019 @ 11:08 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 126.4335° East, 1.5158° North.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days fifty-four, in the past 30 days sixty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 131 km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia.
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