A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 180 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia (112 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39.06 km (24 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:11:02 / 4:11 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000bfmz. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000bfmz. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 125.2536 East, latitude -0.2919 South, depth = 39.06 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/08/20 / 2020-08-16 16:11:02 / August 16, 2020 @ 4:11 pm.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 180 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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