A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 23 km E of Tinabogan, Indonesia (14 miles) on Tuesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20004y3f. Id of event: us20004y3f. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 120.7397° East, latitude 0.7637° North, depth = 12.13 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 12.13 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:03:32 / 3:03 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/02/16 / 2016-02-02 07:03:32 / February 2, 2016 @ 7:03 am.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 23 km E of Tinabogan, Indonesia.
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