A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 121 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia (75 miles). Unique identifier: us10004rrx. Ids that are associated to the event: us10004rrx. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 56.03 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 139.7487° East, -3.3438° South, depth 56.03 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 00:53:17 / 12:53 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 18/02/16 / 2016-02-18 15:53:17 / February 18, 2016 @ 3:53 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 121 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia.
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