A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 128 km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia (80 miles) on Thursday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/01/20 / 2020-01-30 01:02:46 / January 30, 2020 @ 1:02 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 21.21 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us60007jp3. Ids that are associated to the event: us60007jp3. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.4892 East, latitude 1.5424 North, depth = 21.21 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 09:02:46 / 9:02 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 128 km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia.
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