A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 277 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia (172 miles) on Thursday. Exact location, longitude 130.3111° East, latitude -6.1899° South, depth = 122.754 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:44:49 / 2:44 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/11/24 / 2024-11-21 14:44:49 / November 21, 2024 @ 2:44 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us6000p6ry. Event ids that are associated: us6000p6ry. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 122.754 km (76 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 277 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia.
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