A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 88 km NE of Laiwui, Indonesia (55 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 128.2072 East, latitude -0.7663 South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 18:35:11 / 6:35 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us70004k07. Event ids that are associated: us70004k07. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/07/19 / 2019-07-14 09:35:11 / July 14, 2019 @ 9:35 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 88 km NE of Laiwui, Indonesia.
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