A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 134 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia (83 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us60008hpt. Unique identifier: us60008hpt. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:18:07 / 7:18 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 128.4351° East, 2.8638° North, depth 52.7 km. Global time and date of event 14/03/20 / 2020-03-14 10:18:07 / March 14, 2020 @ 10:18 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 52.7 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 134 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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