A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 214 km SSE of Saparua, Indonesia (133 miles) on Thursday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/02/18 / 2018-02-28 19:51:53 / February 28, 2018 @ 7:51 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 04:51:53 / 4:51 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 199.12 km (124 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000d9b7. Unique identifier: us2000d9b7. Exact location of event, depth 199.12 km, 129.6988° East, -5.2005° South.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every 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.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 214 km SSE of Saparua, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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