A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 143 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia (89 miles) on Wednesday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:31:34 / 7:31 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 28/10/20 / 2020-10-28 07:31:34 / October 28, 2020 @ 7:31 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us7000c6nf. Event ids that are associated: us7000c6nf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 40.5 km, 125.9524° East, 0.5317° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 40.5 km (25 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 143 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia.
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