A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 150 km SW of Tambolaka, Indonesia (93 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 118.268 East, latitude -10.3854 South, depth = 22.427 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/05/24 / 2024-05-08 20:54:31 / May 8, 2024 @ 8:54 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000mxb4. Id of event: us6000mxb4. The epicenter was at a depth of 22.427 km (14 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:54:31 / 8:54 pm (local time epicenter).
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 150 km SW of Tambolaka, Indonesia.
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