A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 111 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia (69 miles). The temblor was picked up at 09:31:20 / 9:31 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 140.1709 East, latitude -3.5571 South, depth = 57.02 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us20006323. Unique identifier: us20006323. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57.02 km (35 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/06/16 / 2016-06-03 00:31:20 / June 3, 2016 @ 12:31 am UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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: 111 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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