A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 153 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia (95 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 129.1699° East, 0.9737° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us10004r30. Event ids that are associated: us10004r30. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/02/16 / 2016-02-17 22:09:17 / February 17, 2016 @ 10:09 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 07:09:17 / 7:09 am (local time epicenter).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
Did you feel the quake?
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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 153 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia.
Copyright © 2016 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply