A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 241 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (150 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 17:15:14 / 5:15 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 138.4883° East, latitude -2.2629° South, depth = 28.079 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000mt1n. Unique identifier: us7000mt1n. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 28.079 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 17/06/24 / 2024-06-17 17:15:14 / June 17, 2024 @ 5:15 pm UTC/GMT.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
Did you feel the quake?
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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 241 km W of Abepura, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2024 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply