A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 138 km E of Bitung, Indonesia (86 miles). Exact location of event, depth 89.04 km, 126.4182° East, 1.6264° North. Global time and date of event 08/06/18 / 2018-06-08 17:19:53 / June 8, 2018 @ 5:19 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 01:19:53 / 1:19 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us1000eq35. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000eq35. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 89.04 km (55 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 138 km E of Bitung, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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