A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Mamuju in Indonesia on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 22:50:35 / 10:50 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000c6i9. Id of event: us7000c6i9. 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: 27/10/20 / 2020-10-27 22:50:35 / October 27, 2020 @ 10:50 pm. Exact location of event, longitude 119.0656 East, latitude -2.3552 South, depth = 30.58 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 30.58 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mamuju (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 41 km (25 miles) from Mamuju (c. 15 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 41 km NNE of Mamuju, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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