A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 86 kilometers (53 miles) from Laikit in Laikit II (Dimembe) in Indonesia on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 125.5042° East, 2.0624° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/02/21 / 2021-02-04 02:14:46 / February 4, 2021 @ 2:14 am. Id of earthquake: us6000dgpg. Event ids that are associated: us6000dgpg. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:14:46 / 2:14 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Bitung (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 76 km (47 miles) from Bitung (c. 137 400 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (c. 8 000 pop).
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 two and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 86 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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