A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 170 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia (106 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70007jq8. Id of event: us70007jq8. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 06/02/20 / 2020-02-06 07:10:54 / February 6, 2020 @ 7:10 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 16:10:54 / 4:10 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 139.0808° East, -2.9405° South.
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 two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 170 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia.
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