A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 296 km W of Saumlaki, Indonesia (184 miles) on Friday. Global time and date of event 27/02/20 / 2020-02-27 16:06:58 / February 27, 2020 @ 4:06 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 169.34 km (105 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us600089k7. Unique identifier: us600089k7. Exact location of event, longitude 128.6363 East, latitude -7.7104 South, depth = 169.34 km. The temblor was detected at 01:06:58 / 1:06 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 296 km W of Saumlaki, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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