A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 196 km SSE of Saparua, Indonesia (122 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004upv. Id of event: us10004upv. The temblor was picked up at 03:21:57 / 3:21 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 01/03/16 / 2016-03-01 18:21:57 / March 1, 2016 @ 6:21 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 243.14 km (151 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 129.415° East, -5.1764° South, depth 243.14 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 196 km SSE of Saparua, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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