A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 204 km SSW of Kahale, Indonesia (127 miles) on Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us60007lww. Unique identifier: us60007lww. Exact location of earthquake, 118.4182° East, -11.4165° South, depth 10 km. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:36:54 / 10:36 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/02/20 / 2020-02-01 02:36:54 / February 1, 2020 @ 2:36 am UTC/GMT.
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 two and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 204 km SSW of Kahale, Indonesia.
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