A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 160 km SSW of Manokwari, Indonesia (99 miles). Exact location, longitude 133.5151° East, latitude -2.2036° South, depth = 39.15 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:58:12 / 1:58 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008gxn. Id of event: us70008gxn. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39.15 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 16/03/20 / 2020-03-16 16:58:12 / March 16, 2020 @ 4:58 pm UTC/GMT.
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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 160 km SSW of Manokwari, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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