A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 159 km E of Amahai, Indonesia (99 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 130.3447° East, latitude -3.155° South, depth = 44.24 km. Event id: us10005e9n. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005e9n. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:03:35 / 3:03 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 44.24 km (27 miles). Global time and date of event 28/04/16 / 2016-04-28 06:03:35 / April 28, 2016 @ 6:03 am UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 159 km E of Amahai, Indonesia.
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