A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 167 km SSE of Saparua, Indonesia (104 miles). The temblor was reported at 00:36:52 / 12:36 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us20006hue. Event ids that are associated: us20006hue. Global time and date of event 22/07/16 / 2016-07-22 15:36:52 / July 22, 2016 @ 3:36 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 189.05 km (117 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 129.3888 East, latitude -4.8926 South, depth = 189.05 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 167 km SSE of Saparua, Indonesia.
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