A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 134 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia (83 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 128.2044 East, latitude 2.9298 North, depth = 123.99 km. The temblor was picked up at 19:13:49 / 7:13 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 123.99 km (77 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/05/19 / 2019-05-05 10:13:49 / May 5, 2019 @ 10:13 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us70003gz8. Unique identifier: us70003gz8.
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 nine and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 134 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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