A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 231 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia (144 miles) on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 121.7549 East, latitude 2.1685 North, depth = 557.563 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 557.563 km (346 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/10/24 / 2024-10-26 15:52:03 / October 26, 2024 @ 3:52 pm. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:52:03 / 3:52 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nnck. Unique identifier: us7000nnck.
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 231 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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