A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 108 km NE of Maumere, Indonesia (67 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 01:16:05 / 1:16 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 16/08/24 / 2024-08-16 01:16:05 / August 16, 2024 @ 1:16 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 219.078 km (136 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n7bp. Id of event: us7000n7bp. Exact location, longitude 122.9643° East, latitude -7.9821° South, depth = 219.078 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 108 km NE of Maumere, Indonesia.
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