A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 94 km ENE of Amahai, Indonesia (58 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/02/17 / 2017-02-21 08:45:36 / February 21, 2017 @ 8:45 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 44.86 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 129.622° East, -2.8625° South, depth 44.86 km. Unique identifier: us1000860z. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000860z. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:45:36 / 5:45 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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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. 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: 94 km ENE of Amahai, Indonesia.
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