A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 136 km E of Bitung, Indonesia (85 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006fdy. Id of event: us10006fdy. The epicenter was at a depth of 39.1 km (24 miles). The temblor was reported at 18:35:24 / 6:35 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 20/08/16 / 2016-08-20 10:35:24 / August 20, 2016 @ 10:35 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.3981 East, latitude 1.6134 North, depth = 39.1 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 136 km E of Bitung, Indonesia.
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