A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 93 km NE of Laiwui, Indonesia (58 miles). The temblor was picked up at 11:50:02 / 11:50 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 14/08/19 / 2019-08-14 02:50:02 / August 14, 2019 @ 2:50 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us700058c1. Event ids that are associated: us700058c1. Exact location of event, depth 19.29 km, 128.3656° East, -0.8861° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.29 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days seventy-four 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 93 km NE of Laiwui, Indonesia.
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