A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 242 km E of Amahai, Indonesia (150 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 37.25 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/03/16 / 2016-03-07 00:38:40 / March 7, 2016 @ 12:38 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us10004wja. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004wja. Exact location of earthquake, 131.0999° East, -3.3307° South, depth 37.25 km. The temblor was detected at 09:38:40 / 9:38 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 two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 242 km E of Amahai, Indonesia.
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