A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 239 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia (149 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 159.05 km (99 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/04/20 / 2020-04-15 01:40:42 / April 15, 2020 @ 1:40 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700091s9. Id of event: us700091s9. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:40:42 / 10:40 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 128.0234° East, 3.8972° North, depth 159.05 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-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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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: 239 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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