A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 148 km SSE of Bualu, Indonesia (92 miles) on Thursday. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:20:01 / 8:20 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/01/20 / 2020-01-16 00:20:01 / January 16, 2020 @ 12:20 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 115.6104 East, latitude -10.082 South, depth = 35 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007j6d. Id of event: us60007j6d.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 148 km SSE of Bualu, Indonesia.
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