A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 95 km NE of Laiwui, Indonesia (59 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 18:22:37 / 6:22 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 128.2196 East, latitude -0.6886 South, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/07/19 / 2019-07-14 09:22:37 / July 14, 2019 @ 9:22 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us70004jzl. Unique identifier: us70004jzl.
Each 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 95 km NE of Laiwui, Indonesia.
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