A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 246 km NNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia (153 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 550.921 km (342 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:40:17 / 1:40 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nft7. Id of event: us6000nft7. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 121.9605 East, latitude 2.471 North, depth = 550.921 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/07/24 / 2024-07-15 13:40:17 / July 15, 2024 @ 1:40 pm UTC/GMT.
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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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: 246 km NNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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