A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 147 km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia (91 miles). Exact location of event, depth 12.95 km, 126.5625° East, 1.8403° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12.95 km (8 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/01/18 / 2018-01-12 01:49:05 / January 12, 2018 @ 1:49 am. Id of earthquake: us2000cipm. Event ids that are associated: us2000cipm. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:49:05 / 9:49 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 147 km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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