A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Bitung in Indonesia on Monday. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nqpp. Unique identifier: us7000nqpp. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:47:04 / 2:47 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/10/24 / 2024-10-21 14:47:04 / October 21, 2024 @ 2:47 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 15.024 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 125.7184 East, latitude 1.4388 North, depth = 15.024 km.
Event epicenter was 59 km (37 miles) from Bitung (c. 137 400 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Tondano (c. 33 300 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (c. 8 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tondano, Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Bitung (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 65 km E of Bitung, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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