A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 82 kilometers (51 miles) from Abepura in Indonesia on Saturday. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/08/24 / 2024-08-17 16:58:19 / August 17, 2024 @ 4:58 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us7000n7mu. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n7mu. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.896 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 16:58:19 / 4:58 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 139.906° East, -2.4409° South, depth 11.896 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jayapura, Abepura (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 91 km (56 miles) from Jayapura (c. 134 900 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Abepura (c. 62 200 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
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 three and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 82 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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