A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Modisi in Indonesia on Saturday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/05/24 / 2024-05-04 10:14:48 / May 4, 2024 @ 10:14 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 204.324 km (127 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:14:48 / 10:14 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000mxr5. Event ids that are associated: us6000mxr5. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 123.789° East, 0.2887° North, depth 204.324 km.
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from Gorontalo (c. 144 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gorontalo (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 74 km WSW of Modisi, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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