A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 288 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia (179 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:22:37 / 12:22 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/09/24 / 2024-09-26 00:22:37 / September 26, 2024 @ 12:22 am. Exact location, longitude 130.2346° East, latitude -6.2979° South, depth = 114.85 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 114.85 km (71 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nggt. Unique identifier: us7000nggt.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 288 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia.
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