A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 203 km E of Amahai, Indonesia (126 miles). The temblor was detected at 19:42:33 / 7:42 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d6u9. Id of event: us2000d6u9. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/02/18 / 2018-02-23 10:42:33 / February 23, 2018 @ 10:42 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 17.15 km (11 miles). Exact location of event, depth 17.15 km, 130.739° East, -3.2052° South.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 203 km E of Amahai, Indonesia.
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