A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 222 km SSE of Saparua, Indonesia (138 miles) on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 251.6 km, 129.6382° East, -5.3207° South. The temblor was picked up at 13:28:53 / 1:28 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 14/03/16 / 2016-03-14 04:28:53 / March 14, 2016 @ 4:28 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005aic. Id of event: us20005aic. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 251.6 km (156 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 222 km SSE of Saparua, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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