A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 181 km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia (112 miles). Event id: us10006sl5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006sl5. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:30:55 / 3:30 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 62.85 km (39 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 62.85 km, 125.8597° East, -0.0446° South. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/09/16 / 2016-09-25 19:30:55 / September 25, 2016 @ 7:30 pm.
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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 181 km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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