A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 226 km ENE of Enarotali, Indonesia (140 miles) on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: us70006w5h. Event ids that are associated: us70006w5h. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/01/20 / 2020-01-08 01:58:21 / January 8, 2020 @ 1:58 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:58:21 / 10:58 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 138.1772 East, latitude -3.0057 South, depth = 10 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 and twenty-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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 226 km ENE of Enarotali, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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