A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Ternate in Indonesia on Monday. Id of earthquake: us6000njjk. Event ids that are associated: us6000njjk. The temblor was picked up at 03:07:57 / 3:07 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 140.533 km (87 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 127.2837 East, latitude 1.5195 North, depth = 140.533 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/08/24 / 2024-08-12 03:07:57 / August 12, 2024 @ 3:07 am.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sofifi, Tobelo, Ternate (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 82 km (51 miles) from Ternate (c. 101 700 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Sofifi (c. 36 200 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. 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: 81 km N of Ternate, Indonesia.
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