A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Abepura in Indonesia on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us100079el. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100079el. Exact location of earthquake, 139.9417° East, -2.4497° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 12/11/16 / 2016-11-12 23:36:41 / November 12, 2016 @ 11:36 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:36:41 / 8:36 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jayapura, Abepura (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Jayapura (c. 134 900 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Abepura (c. 62 200 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 74 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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