A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 239 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (149 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 20:54:02 / 8:54 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005tgi. Id of event: us70005tgi. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/10/19 / 2019-10-04 11:54:02 / October 4, 2019 @ 11:54 am. Exact location of event, depth 34.37 km, 138.4329° East, -2.728° South. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 34.37 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-four, in the last 10 days twenty-five, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-three 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 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: 239 km W of Abepura, Indonesia.
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