A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 205 km SSE of Saparua, Indonesia (127 miles) on Friday. Id of earthquake: us1000aqsi. Event ids that are associated: us1000aqsi. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 129.5326 East, latitude -5.1991 South, depth = 229.68 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 229.68 km (143 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/10/17 / 2017-10-05 23:48:03 / October 5, 2017 @ 11:48 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:48:03 / 8:48 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 205 km SSE of Saparua, Indonesia.
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