A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Gorontalo in Indonesia on Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 111.821 km (69 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000mu7q. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000mu7q. Global time and date of event 27/04/24 / 2024-04-27 05:07:08 / April 27, 2024 @ 5:07 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 05:07:08 / 5:07 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 111.821 km, 122.3026° East, 0.5368° North.
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gorontalo (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 84 km (52 miles) from Gorontalo (c. 144 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 84 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia.
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