A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 124 km SW of Fakfak, Indonesia (77 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/07/24 / 2024-07-27 21:26:14 / July 27, 2024 @ 9:26 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 21:26:14 / 9:26 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.223 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us6000ngee. Event ids that are associated: us6000ngee. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 131.5591 East, latitude -3.7743 South, depth = 25.223 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 124 km SW of Fakfak, Indonesia.
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