A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 87 kilometers (54 miles) from Ternate in Indonesia on Friday. Event id: us7000nrwg. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nrwg. The temblor was reported at 02:08:12 / 2:08 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/11/24 / 2024-11-15 02:08:12 / November 15, 2024 @ 2:08 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 64.597 km (40 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.6648 East, latitude 0.4717 North, depth = 64.597 km.
Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Ternate (c. 101 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ternate (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 87 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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