A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 230 km SSE of Amahusu, Indonesia (143 miles) on Monday. All ids that are associated to the event: us10006f2t. Unique identifier: us10006f2t. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 128.8978 East, latitude -5.6735 South, depth = 296.12 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 296.12 km (184 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/08/16 / 2016-08-15 13:56:57 / August 15, 2016 @ 1:56 pm. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:56:57 / 10:56 pm (local time epicenter).
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 four and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 230 km SSE of Amahusu, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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