A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 140 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia (87 miles). 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 54.47 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 126.4163° East, 1.7128° North, depth 54.47 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:18:46 / 8:18 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/02/17 / 2017-02-19 00:18:46 / February 19, 2017 @ 12:18 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us100085qx. Event ids that are associated: us100085qx.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 140 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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