A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Tual in Indonesia on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 77.68 km, 132.151° East, -5.5045° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 77.68 km (48 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 23:04:56 / 11:04 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us60009d92. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60009d92. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/04/20 / 2020-04-27 14:04:56 / April 27, 2020 @ 2:04 pm.
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 72 km (45 miles) from Tual (c. 39 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tual (min 5000 pop).
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 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.
How would you describe the shaking?
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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 68 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia.
Copyright © 2020 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply