A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Ternate in Indonesia on Monday. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:03:11 / 3:03 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 22/04/24 / 2024-04-22 03:03:11 / April 22, 2024 @ 3:03 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 126.898° East, 1.196° North, depth 10 km. Id of earthquake: us7000mdrp. Event ids that are associated: us7000mdrp.
Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 70 km (44 miles) from Ternate (c. 101 700 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Sofifi (c. 36 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sofifi, Ternate (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 70 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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