A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 129 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia (80 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of event, depth 68 km, 139.8577° East, -3.5505° South. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005je0. Id of event: us10005je0. The temblor was reported at 04:47:18 / 4:47 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 68 km (42 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/05/16 / 2016-05-23 19:47:18 / May 23, 2016 @ 7:47 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 129 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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