A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 143 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia (89 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 139.4406 East, latitude -3.0885 South, depth = 56.607 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:38:52 / 6:38 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 05/07/24 / 2024-07-05 18:38:52 / July 5, 2024 @ 6:38 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 56.607 km (35 miles). Event id: us7000mytz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mytz.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twelve 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 143 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia.
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