A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 169 km SSE of Sofifi, Indonesia (105 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 26.44 km (16 miles). The temblor was detected at 20:39:18 / 8:39 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/09/20 / 2020-09-30 20:39:18 / September 30, 2020 @ 8:39 pm. Exact location of event, longitude 128.2144 East, latitude -0.6495 South, depth = 26.44 km. Event id: us6000c3ct. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000c3ct. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 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: 169 km SSE of Sofifi, Indonesia.
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