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Light earthquake: M4.4 quake has struck near Laiwui in Indonesia

Earthquake location 2.0174S, 127.9947W


Earthquake location -0.5065S, 127.8281WA light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 95 km N of Laiwui, Indonesia (59 miles) on Sunday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/07/19 / 2019-07-14 10:36:10 / July 14, 2019 @ 10:36 am. The temblor was picked up at 19:36:10 / 7:36 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us70004k19. Ids that are associated to the event: us70004k19. Exact location of earthquake, 127.8281° East, -0.5065° South, depth 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventeen, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.

Did you feel the quake?

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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 95 km N of Laiwui, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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