A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Tobelo in Indonesia. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 102.89 km (64 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000c37e. Unique identifier: us6000c37e. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:39:20 / 8:39 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 128.4102 East, latitude 1.6805 North, depth = 102.89 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/09/20 / 2020-09-25 20:39:20 / September 25, 2020 @ 8:39 pm.
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tobelo (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 45 km (28 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 44 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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