A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 178 km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia (111 miles). Event id: us10007dl2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007dl2. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/11/16 / 2016-11-18 02:53:41 / November 18, 2016 @ 2:53 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 125.822 East, latitude -0.0335 South, depth = 56.6 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:53:41 / 10:53 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 56.6 km (35 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 178 km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia.
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