A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 193 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia (120 miles). The temblor was reported at 12:34:06 / 12:34 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/10/20 / 2020-10-26 12:34:06 / October 26, 2020 @ 12:34 pm. Id of earthquake: us7000c819. Event ids that are associated: us7000c819. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.4307 East, latitude 2.4643 North, depth = 64.32 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 64.32 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 193 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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