A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 222 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia (138 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 13:01:50 / 1:01 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/07/19 / 2019-07-07 04:01:50 / July 7, 2019 @ 4:01 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70004mbc. Id of event: us70004mbc. Exact location of event, longitude 138.6402 East, latitude -2.1454 South, depth = 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days sixty-three and in the last 365 days eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 222 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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