A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 111 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia (69 miles). The temblor was reported at 14:00:10 / 2:00 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 128.8973° East, latitude 2.2012° North, depth = 54.2 km. Unique identifier: us10004s1h. Ids that are associated to the event: us10004s1h. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 54.2 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/02/16 / 2016-02-19 05:00:10 / February 19, 2016 @ 5:00 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-nine 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 111 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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