A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 79 km W of Tambolaka, Indonesia (49 miles). Exact location, longitude 118.5224° East, latitude -9.3558° South, depth = 98.337 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 98.337 km (61 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/05/24 / 2024-05-16 22:39:55 / May 16, 2024 @ 10:39 pm. Event id: us6000n0he. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n0he. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:39:55 / 10:39 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, 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. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 79 km W of Tambolaka, Indonesia.
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