A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Nabire in Indonesia. Event id: us6000b3ie. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000b3ie. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:23:34 / 3:23 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/07/20 / 2020-07-20 15:23:34 / July 20, 2020 @ 3:23 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 50.31 km (31 miles). Exact location of event, depth 50.31 km, 135.4533° East, -3.5345° South.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 20 km (12 miles) from Nabire (c. 43 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Nabire. Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 has occurred nearby. 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 20 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia.
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